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Turkey has lowest overall compliance with GRECO recommendations to fight corruption: report
April 17, 2021
Turkey has lowest overall compliance with GRECO recommendations to fight corruption: report
A report recently released by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), has revealed…
Russia detains Ukrainian consul
April 17, 2021
Russia detains Ukrainian consul
Russia has detained a Ukrainian diplomat for allegedly receiving classified information from a database of the country’s main security agency.…
French mosque subsidy dropped in ‘foreign meddling’ row
April 17, 2021
French mosque subsidy dropped in ‘foreign meddling’ row
A controversial plan to use public money for building a mosque in Strasbourg stalled on Friday after the Turkish backers…
Erdoğan defends minister after spat with Greece
April 17, 2021
Erdoğan defends minister after spat with Greece
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday robustly defended his foreign minister after he traded barbs in an unusually public…
Syriacs in Turkey today: Prison for sharing bread
April 17, 2021
Syriacs in Turkey today: Prison for sharing bread
A Turkish court sentenced a Syriac priest to two years, one month in prison on terrorism-related charges on April 7.…
Council of State rules against 2018 regulation making press card cancellations easier
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
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
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
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
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…