Turkey to build 43 prisons using funds from inmate labor
Turkey
May 10, 2019
Turkey to build 43 prisons using funds from inmate labor
Turkey’s Ministry of Justice is poised to build 43 new prisons using funds provided by its department responsible for generating…
First poll after YSK decision indicates opposition’s İmamoğlu leads by 2 pct in İstanbul
Turkey
May 10, 2019
First poll after YSK decision indicates opposition’s İmamoğlu leads by 2 pct in İstanbul
A Turkish polling firm on Thursday announced that opposition alliance İstanbul mayoral candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu is leading the polls by…
AKP’s new campaign strategy for İstanbul re-run election targets 1.7 million non-voters
Turkey
May 10, 2019
AKP’s new campaign strategy for İstanbul re-run election targets 1.7 million non-voters
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has devised a new campaign strategy in advance of a mayoral election to…
Turkey insistent on joining EU despite counter-efforts: president
World
May 10, 2019
Turkey insistent on joining EU despite counter-efforts: president
The Turkish president on Thursday reiterated a desire to gain full membership in the European Union despite efforts on the…
Coalition gov’t collapses in northern Cyprus: report
World
May 10, 2019
Coalition gov’t collapses in northern Cyprus: report
The coalition government in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) resigned on Thursday, according to the state-run Anadolu news…
Incidents of gun violence in Turkey kill 3,000 people in 2 years: ministry
Turkey
May 10, 2019
Incidents of gun violence in Turkey kill 3,000 people in 2 years: ministry
A total of 3,028 people were killed and 20,324 were injured in incidents of gun violence in Turkey between 2016…
90 percent of İstanbul voters cancelling vacation plans ahead of new election: official
Turkey
May 10, 2019
90 percent of İstanbul voters cancelling vacation plans ahead of new election: official
İstanbul residents are canceling vacation plans in order to stay in the city and vote in a new mayoral election…
Teacher who pleaded with gov’t to spare children’s lives vindicated by top Turkish court
Turkey
May 10, 2019
Teacher who pleaded with gov’t to spare children’s lives vindicated by top Turkish court
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the imprisonment of Kurdish teacher Ayşe Çelik, who during a TV program in…
Ukrainians visited the graveyard of their loved ones
Ukraine
May 5, 2019
Ukrainians visited the graveyard of their loved ones
Today, one week has passed from Easter and Ukrainians are visiting their loved ones graveyard. Most of the Ukrainians went…
Zelensky: The only thing Ukraine and Russia have in common is a border
Ukraine
May 4, 2019
Zelensky: The only thing Ukraine and Russia have in common is a border
In a response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent statement that Ukrainians and Russians are one nation, Ukraine’s President-elect Volodymyr…