Purge Museum visits Brussels, telling of tragedies in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
World
April 13, 2019
Purge Museum visits Brussels, telling of tragedies in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Purge Museum, an initiative that collects and exhibits items belonging to individuals who survived Turkey’s massive crackdown on the Gülen…
Video game portrays opposition mayoral candidate’s quest for mandate
Turkey
April 11, 2019
Video game portrays opposition mayoral candidate’s quest for mandate
While a controversy surrounding the İstanbul results in Turkey’s local elections continues, an online video game has appeared featuring the…
Voters deleted from database identifiable from surnames as AKP supporters, claims former İstanbul mayor
Turkey
April 11, 2019
Voters deleted from database identifiable from surnames as AKP supporters, claims former İstanbul mayor
Former İstanbul mayor Mevlüt Uysal from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said on Wednesday that nearly 3,000 voters…
Turkey, Qatar object to US designation of Iran’s military as terrorist group: report
World
April 11, 2019
Turkey, Qatar object to US designation of Iran’s military as terrorist group: report
Qatar and Turkey have voiced objections to Washington’s decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist…
Court orders mental assessment of man claiming cover-up in daughter’s death
Turkey
April 11, 2019
Court orders mental assessment of man claiming cover-up in daughter’s death
A court in Giresun on Wednesday ordered the hospitalization of Şaban Vatan, the father of Rabia Naz, who died under…
Wives of jailed police chiefs who exposed corruption given lengthy prison sentences
Turkey
April 11, 2019
Wives of jailed police chiefs who exposed corruption given lengthy prison sentences
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Tuesday handed down six year, three month prison sentences to 12 individuals including…
Jailed woman forced to go through labor for two days in handcuffs
Turkey
April 11, 2019
Jailed woman forced to go through labor for two days in handcuffs
A pregnant woman who was jailed due to her links to a radical, leftist organization in Turkey was forced to…
HDP demonstrates against decision banning purge victim mayors from taking office
Turkey
April 11, 2019
HDP demonstrates against decision banning purge victim mayors from taking office
Members of Turkey’s main Kurdish party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), on Thursday held a demonstration in southeastern Turkey in…
HSBC Turkey chief acquitted of Erdoğan insult charges
Turkey
April 11, 2019
HSBC Turkey chief acquitted of Erdoğan insult charges
A Turkish court has acquitted HSBC bank’s Turkey chief of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan through Twitter, Turkey’s state-run Anatolia…
F35s, S-400s cannot operate together: Pompeo
World
April 11, 2019
F35s, S-400s cannot operate together: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday told the Senate that American-made F-35 fighter jets cannot operate in the…