Ukraine: MARUV refuses to participate at Eurovision 2019
Art and Culture
February 25, 2019
Ukraine: MARUV refuses to participate at Eurovision 2019
MARUV will not sing for Ukraine at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Israel. That is the latest update we…
Syrian family attacked by four masked men in the dead of night, leaving one person severely injured
World
February 25, 2019
Syrian family attacked by four masked men in the dead of night, leaving one person severely injured
IT APPEARS the xenophobic attacks on Syrians in Turkey won’t end any time soon as locals see refugees as the…
Turkey’s only silver refinery calls it quits
Business
February 25, 2019
Turkey’s only silver refinery calls it quits
Kütahya Eti Gümüş, Turkey’s only silver refinery and the biggest in the Middle East, has halted operations 15 years after…
Erdoğan threatens HDP municipalities with more trustees
Turkey
February 25, 2019
Erdoğan threatens HDP municipalities with more trustees
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday threatened the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) with appointing trustees to municipalities run by…
Erdoğan: Historic sites in Istanbul to be demolished for reconstruction
Business
February 25, 2019
Erdoğan: Historic sites in Istanbul to be demolished for reconstruction
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a TV interview on Sunday that some of the historic buildings on İstanbul’s…
Major construction company to exit İstanbul Airport consortium
Turkey
February 25, 2019
Major construction company to exit İstanbul Airport consortium
Kolin Construction has applied to Turkey’s Competition Authority to relinquish its shares in İGA Havalimanı AŞ, the consortium established for…
Armenian church in İstanbul vandalized with threatening messages
World
February 25, 2019
Armenian church in İstanbul vandalized with threatening messages
Threats were spray painted on the outer walls of the Balat Surp Hreşdagabet Armenian church in İstanbul over the weekend,…
Islam is Compatible with Democracy, Despite Turkey’s Recent Example Alternate Title: Islamic State is an Oxymoron
Opinion
February 25, 2019
Islam is Compatible with Democracy, Despite Turkey’s Recent Example Alternate Title: Islamic State is an Oxymoron
Turkey was hailed as an example for a modern Muslim democracy during the early 2000s. The current ruling party that…
Statement on Parliamentary elections in Moldova – 24 February 2019
World
February 25, 2019
Statement on Parliamentary elections in Moldova – 24 February 2019
The delegation of the European Parliament was very pleased to have been present as observers at these parliamentary elections in…
Fundamental rights generally respected in competitive Moldovan elections, though campaign tainted by violations, international observers say
World
February 25, 2019
Fundamental rights generally respected in competitive Moldovan elections, though campaign tainted by violations, international observers say
CHISINAU, 25 February 2019 – Moldova’s 24 February parliamentary elections were competitive and fundamental rights were generally respected, but the campaign…