Month: March 2023
Turkey imposes $140,000 fines on WhatsApp, Meta for failing to appoint local contact person
Media
March 25, 2023
Turkey imposes $140,000 fines on WhatsApp, Meta for failing to appoint local contact person
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) has imposed a fine of TL 2,650,000 (approximately $140,000) each on WhatsApp and Meta…
Prominent rights advocate to run for parliament again amid pressure from supporters
Turkey
March 25, 2023
Prominent rights advocate to run for parliament again amid pressure from supporters
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and a prominent human rights advocate, has changed…
Retired general sentenced to 7 years in prison in coup retrial
Turkey
March 25, 2023
Retired general sentenced to 7 years in prison in coup retrial
A Turkish court has handed down a prison sentence of almost seven years to a retired general who was retried…
Foreign investors flock to Turkey ahead of elections, anticipating potential economic shift: report
Economy
March 25, 2023
Foreign investors flock to Turkey ahead of elections, anticipating potential economic shift: report
A wave of foreign investors is returning to Istanbul and Ankara after years of absence, holding numerous meetings to gauge…
[OPINION] Erdoğan’s radical Islamist election allies: a reflection of his true colors
Opinion
March 25, 2023
[OPINION] Erdoğan’s radical Islamist election allies: a reflection of his true colors
Since taking office in 2003, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has publicly declared that he has “taken off the Milli…
Turkey missing again in participant list of Biden’s Summit for Democracy
World
March 25, 2023
Turkey missing again in participant list of Biden’s Summit for Democracy
Turkey has again been left off the list of invitees to an online summit that will be hosted by US…
HDP to run in elections under banner of Green Left Party due to risk of closure
Turkey
March 25, 2023
HDP to run in elections under banner of Green Left Party due to risk of closure
In a bid to circumvent the risks that could emerge from its possible closure ahead of the elections on May…
[ANALYSIS] ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin: Implications for Erdoğan?
Opinion
March 25, 2023
[ANALYSIS] ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin: Implications for Erdoğan?
On March 17, 2023, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
Controversy over Erdoğan’s university degree reignited ahead of elections
Politics
March 25, 2023
Controversy over Erdoğan’s university degree reignited ahead of elections
As Turkey prepares for a presidential election on May 14, the controversy surrounding President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s university diploma has…
Dissident Selek says won’t return to Turkey to stand trial
World
March 25, 2023
Dissident Selek says won’t return to Turkey to stand trial
Pınar Selek, a Turkish-French dissident sociologist living in France, will not go to Turkey to face trial, the latest twist…