Turkish government ends scholarships of students detained at LGBTI parade
Turkey
July 3, 2019
Turkish government ends scholarships of students detained at LGBTI parade
Turkey’s Credit and Dormitories Institution (KYK) has cut scholarships and the loans of students who were detained on May 10…
Turkish defendant claims prosecutor, intel officer, policeman forced him to give false testimony
Turkey
July 3, 2019
Turkish defendant claims prosecutor, intel officer, policeman forced him to give false testimony
A prosecutor, an intelligence officer and a counterterrorism police officer threatened him in order to secure false testimony against terror…
Turkish journalist’s websites hacked after threat by nationalist leader
Turkey
July 3, 2019
Turkish journalist’s websites hacked after threat by nationalist leader
Two websites belonging to Turkish journalist Fehmi Koru were hacked after he was verbally threatened by nationalist leader and government…
Kurdish deputy questions verdict sentencing university student to life based on secret witness testimony
Turkey
July 3, 2019
Kurdish deputy questions verdict sentencing university student to life based on secret witness testimony
A Kurdish opposition deputy submitted a parliamentary inquiry questioning a recent court verdict sentencing a university student to life based…
Oil tanker explosion in İzmir kills Italian citizen, injures 16 others: report
Turkey
July 3, 2019
Oil tanker explosion in İzmir kills Italian citizen, injures 16 others: report
An explosion on an oil tanker killed one Italian citizen and injured 16 others in Turkey’s western province of İzmir,…
Turkey had censored more than 245,000 websites, URLs as of end-2018: report
Turkey
July 3, 2019
Turkey had censored more than 245,000 websites, URLs as of end-2018: report
As of the end of 2018, Turkish authorities had banned access to a total of 245,825 websites and URLs, with…
President submitted a letter to the Prime Minister regarding disciplinary action against Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin – Andriy Bohdan
Ukraine
July 2, 2019
President submitted a letter to the Prime Minister regarding disciplinary action against Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin – Andriy Bohdan
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted a letter to Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman as regards the issue of disciplinary action…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Separation of forces near Stanytsia Luhanska is the first step towards permanent ceasefire
Ukraine
July 2, 2019
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Separation of forces near Stanytsia Luhanska is the first step towards permanent ceasefire
Separation of forces and means in the area of Stanytsia Luhanska on both sides is the first step towards permanent…
Russian S-400 system will begin arriving in 10 days: Erdoğan
World
July 2, 2019
Russian S-400 system will begin arriving in 10 days: Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said a Russian S-400 air defense system would begin arriving within 10 days, Reuters reported,…
İstanbul court acquits defendants accused of Ergenekon membership
Turkey
July 2, 2019
İstanbul court acquits defendants accused of Ergenekon membership
The İstanbul 4th High Criminal Court on Monday ruled to acquit 235 defendants who were accused of membership in the…