Hafsa Erdogdu
Council of State rules against 2018 regulation making press card cancellations easier
Turkey
April 4, 2021
Council of State rules against 2018 regulation making press card cancellations easier
The Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, has suspended the execution of some articles of a 2018 regulation that…
Global outcry as Turkish rights advocate MP hospitalized after forcible detention
Turkey
April 4, 2021
Global outcry as Turkish rights advocate MP hospitalized after forcible detention
Prominent rights activists around the globe, in addition to Turkish dissidents, have condemned the detention by force of former opposition…
AKP accused of poor COVID management after woman dies due to lack of hospital beds
Turkey
April 4, 2021
AKP accused of poor COVID management after woman dies due to lack of hospital beds
Members of the Turkish opposition, dissidents and family members of Aslı Özkısırlar have accused the ruling Justice and Development Party…
Court releases 2 students jailed over protests against partisan Boğaziçi rector
Turkey
April 4, 2021
Court releases 2 students jailed over protests against partisan Boğaziçi rector
An İstanbul court has ruled to release two students who were detained in İstanbul on Feb. 2 during protests against…
Turkish drones’ role in Azerbaijan’s victory in Nagorno-Karabakh prompts US Army to study drone use
World
April 2, 2021
Turkish drones’ role in Azerbaijan’s victory in Nagorno-Karabakh prompts US Army to study drone use
The U.S. Army has been studying the use of drones in conflicts following Azerbaijan’s victory in Nagorno-Karabakh against Armenia with…
Prosecution of murder of journalist Hrant Dink remains unsatisfactory: CPJ
Turkey
April 1, 2021
Prosecution of murder of journalist Hrant Dink remains unsatisfactory: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Turkish authorities to conduct an impartial and depoliticized investigation into the killing…
Turkish exporters ditching ‘Made in Turkey’ tags to dodge Saudi blockade
Turkey
April 1, 2021
Turkish exporters ditching ‘Made in Turkey’ tags to dodge Saudi blockade
Some Turkish exporters are rerouting food, clothing and other goods to circumvent a months-long unofficial blockade by Saudi Arabia that…
Health Minister Koca invited to speak at WHO on Turkey’s fight against COVID-19
Turkey
April 1, 2021
Health Minister Koca invited to speak at WHO on Turkey’s fight against COVID-19
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca was invited to speak at a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing about the precautions taken…
16th century sultan’s portrait sold for $481,000 in London auction
Art and Culture
April 1, 2021
16th century sultan’s portrait sold for $481,000 in London auction
The portrait was on offer for collectors in live bidding at famed auction house Sotheby’s starting at £80,000. The sale…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vasyl Virastyuk discussed the course of vaccination in the Ivano-Frankivsk region and assistance to local small businesses during quarantine
Ukraine
March 25, 2021
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vasyl Virastyuk discussed the course of vaccination in the Ivano-Frankivsk region and assistance to local small businesses during quarantine
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on the course of COVID-19 vaccination and the readiness of the medical…