EU reveals framework to sanction Turkey over Cyprus drilling
Turkey
November 13, 2019
EU reveals framework to sanction Turkey over Cyprus drilling
The European Union has disclosed a framework for imposing sanctions on Turkey over its gas drilling in Mediterranean waters off…
House members urge Trump to rescind invitation to Erdoğan
World
November 13, 2019
House members urge Trump to rescind invitation to Erdoğan
US Representative Eliot L. Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday led House members in pressing President…
Turkey revokes security detail assigned to prominent opposition figure
Turkey
November 12, 2019
Turkey revokes security detail assigned to prominent opposition figure
The Turkish government has revoked a protective detail it previously assigned to Canan Kaftancıoğlu, a prominent member of the main…
Turkey records higher-than-expected $2.48 bln current account surplus in September
Economy
November 12, 2019
Turkey records higher-than-expected $2.48 bln current account surplus in September
Turkey’s current account recorded a higher-than-expected surplus of $2.48 billion in September, data from the central bank showed on Tuesday,…
Turkish police detain judge purged after 2016 failed coup
Turkey
November 12, 2019
Turkish police detain judge purged after 2016 failed coup
Büşra Taşkıran, a former judge who was dismissed from her job in the aftermath of a 2016 failed coup attempt…
Germany says man deported by Turkey not ISIL member
World
November 12, 2019
Germany says man deported by Turkey not ISIL member
The German government has announced that a German citizen who was deported by Turkey for alleged membership in the Islamic…
Turkey arrests two more Kurdish mayors
Turkey
November 12, 2019
Turkey arrests two more Kurdish mayors
As part of a widening government crackdown on the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the co-mayors of İpekyolu in the…
Istanbul court orders re-arrest of Ahmet Altan
Media Freedom
November 12, 2019
Istanbul court orders re-arrest of Ahmet Altan
An Istanbul court on Nov. 12 reversed a previous ruling to release journalist Ahmet Altan, on appeal filed by the…
[UPDATE] Turkey re-arrests journalist Altan one week after release from jail
Turkey
November 12, 2019
[UPDATE] Turkey re-arrests journalist Altan one week after release from jail
Renowned Turkish journalist and writer Ahmet Altan was sent to jail on Tuesday evening one week after he was released…
Broadcast watchdog blasts ice cream commercials as immoral
Media
November 11, 2019
Broadcast watchdog blasts ice cream commercials as immoral
An official from the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcast authority, has said that amendments will be made…