Turkey ranked second worst in Europe for LGBTI individuals
Turkey
May 14, 2019
Turkey ranked second worst in Europe for LGBTI individuals
A ranking by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has put Turkey in the second lowest…
Turkish TV won’t broadcast NBA conference finals due to Enes Kanter: report
Sport
May 14, 2019
Turkish TV won’t broadcast NBA conference finals due to Enes Kanter: report
Turkish basketball player Enes Kanter’s Portland Trail Blazers reached the NBA’s Western Conference finals, which start on Tuesday, but for…
Turkey’s Islamist opposition will not withdraw candidate in İstanbul mayoral race
Turkey
May 14, 2019
Turkey’s Islamist opposition will not withdraw candidate in İstanbul mayoral race
The candidate for mayor of İstanbul from Turkey’s Islamist opposition party will not withdraw his bid from a re-run of…
Diyanet mosque fire in US state of Connecticut investigated as arson: report
World
May 14, 2019
Diyanet mosque fire in US state of Connecticut investigated as arson: report
A weekend fire at a Connecticut mosque that was built by Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) is being investigated…
Turkey celebrates Mother’s Day as thousands of mothers are behind bars
Turkey
May 12, 2019
Turkey celebrates Mother’s Day as thousands of mothers are behind bars
As Turkey celebrated the Mother’s day on Sunday, more than 17,000 women, many of them with babies, have been deprived…
Ukraine’s President-elect Zelensky meets with Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine
Ukraine
May 11, 2019
Ukraine’s President-elect Zelensky meets with Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine
Ukraine’s President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Du Wei to discuss the development of cooperation between…
Former chief justice says election board’s İstanbul decision ‘confirmation of guilt’
Turkey
May 11, 2019
Former chief justice says election board’s İstanbul decision ‘confirmation of guilt’
Turkey’s former chief justice, Haşim Kılıç, has said the country’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has confirmed its guilt by nullifying…
11 elected neighborhood administrators removed from office on terrorism allegations
Turkey
May 11, 2019
11 elected neighborhood administrators removed from office on terrorism allegations
Eleven neighborhood administrators, or muhtars, who were elected in the March 31 local elections in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır…
Turkish watchdog fines Facebook $271,000 over data breach
World
May 11, 2019
Turkish watchdog fines Facebook $271,000 over data breach
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) said on Friday it had fined Facebook 1.65 million Turkish lira ($270,976.01) in April…
Turkey world leader in requests for content removal from Twitter in last half of 2018
World
May 11, 2019
Turkey world leader in requests for content removal from Twitter in last half of 2018
Turkey was the country that most frequently requested removal of content from Twitter in the second half of 2018, according…