Two detained as clash erupts during Istanbul protest on Syrian refugees
Turkey
July 28, 2019
Two detained as clash erupts during Istanbul protest on Syrian refugees
Istanbul police on Saturday detained two people following a clash between members of civil society organisations protesting the crackdown on the…
Turkey deports Uighur woman back to China – Uighur activist
Turkey
July 28, 2019
Turkey deports Uighur woman back to China – Uighur activist
Turkey has deported an ethnic Uighur woman back to China, Uighur activist Abduweli Ayup reported on Saturday citing Turkish immigration.…
Alamos Gold’s mine project destroying environment in northwest Turkey – columnist
Turkey
July 28, 2019
Alamos Gold’s mine project destroying environment in northwest Turkey – columnist
Canada-based intermediate gold producer Alamos Gold is wreaking havoc in Turkey’s Kirazlı village in the northwestern province of Çanakkale as…
Turkish newspapers rush to hail Boris Johnson despite his cynicism
World
July 28, 2019
Turkish newspapers rush to hail Boris Johnson despite his cynicism
New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s great grandfather was an Ottoman liberal who was killed after being captured by troops…
AKP slammed over double agenda on Syrians
Turkey
July 27, 2019
AKP slammed over double agenda on Syrians
Turkish authorities have increased raids as part of a new policy against refugees, mostly Syrians in the country’s largest city…
President met with U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine and U.S. Representative to the European Union
Ukraine
July 26, 2019
President met with U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine and U.S. Representative to the European Union
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker and U.S. Representative to the European…
Academic rendered from Malaysia over Gülen links sentenced without final defense
Turkey
July 26, 2019
Academic rendered from Malaysia over Gülen links sentenced without final defense
İsmet Özçelik, a Turkish academic who was forcibly brought from Malaysia to Turkey in 2017 due to his alleged links…
Unregistered Syrians to protest governor’s office order to leave İstanbul
Turkey
July 26, 2019
Unregistered Syrians to protest governor’s office order to leave İstanbul
Syrian refugees living in İstanbul will hold a mass protest on July 27 against a recent decision by the İstanbul…
Top court cancels regulation used to revoke passports of suspects’ spouses
Turkey
July 26, 2019
Top court cancels regulation used to revoke passports of suspects’ spouses
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has abolished a controversial regulation that was used by Turkish authorities to revoke the passports of the…
Erdoğan says interest rate cut not enough, promises more
World
July 26, 2019
Erdoğan says interest rate cut not enough, promises more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said an interest rate cut of 425 basis points by the country’s central bank…