Month: June 2019
Top officials at İstanbul Municipality resign as new mayor takes office
Turkey
June 29, 2019
Top officials at İstanbul Municipality resign as new mayor takes office
İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Secretary-general Hayri Baraçlı announced on Friday that he and his seven assistants and legal advisor have all…
Turkish court rules to keep US Consulate employee in pre-trial detention
World
June 29, 2019
Turkish court rules to keep US Consulate employee in pre-trial detention
A Turkish court ruled on Friday to keep an employee of the US Consulate General in Istanbul in custody as…
Satterfield confirmed as new US ambassador to Turkey
World
June 29, 2019
Satterfield confirmed as new US ambassador to Turkey
The US Embassy in Ankara announced on Twitter on Friday that the US Senate has confirmed David Satterfield to serve…
Secret investigation under way into opposition leader over Gülen links: lawyer
Turkey
June 29, 2019
Secret investigation under way into opposition leader over Gülen links: lawyer
Turkish prosecutors have been conducting an investigation into İyi (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener since 2016 due to her alleged…
Officials who conducted Turkish intelligence trucks probe in 2014 get lengthy prison sentences
Turkey
June 29, 2019
Officials who conducted Turkish intelligence trucks probe in 2014 get lengthy prison sentences
A Turkish court on Friday handed down lengthy jail sentences to the prosecutors and military officers who worked on a…
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit decreases 77 percent
Business
June 29, 2019
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit decreases 77 percent
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) on Friday released the country’s provisional foreign trade statistics for May, which point to a…
Editor of gov’t-critical news website detained for insulting Turkish president
Turkey
June 29, 2019
Editor of gov’t-critical news website detained for insulting Turkish president
Ali Ergin Demirhan, editor of the sendika.org news website, a media outlet critical of the Turkish government, was detained on…
Turkey orders detention of 27 sailors from Naval Forces
Turkey
June 29, 2019
Turkey orders detention of 27 sailors from Naval Forces
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday issued detention warrants for 27 sailors from Turkey’s Naval Forces as part…
Turkey’s state of emergency commission has approved 6,000 out of 77,900 purge victim applications reviewed
Turkey
June 29, 2019
Turkey’s state of emergency commission has approved 6,000 out of 77,900 purge victim applications reviewed
A commission set up by the government to look into complaints from individuals who were adversely affected by government decrees…
European anti-corruption group highlights continuing lack of progress in Turkey
World
June 29, 2019
European anti-corruption group highlights continuing lack of progress in Turkey
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published two reports on Turkey highlighting a continuing…