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Gov’t-appointed trustee dissolves HDP-majority Van City Council
August 21, 2019
Gov’t-appointed trustee dissolves HDP-majority Van City Council
Mehmet Emin Bilmez, appointed by Turkey’s Interior Ministry as a trustee in place of the mayor of Van, who was…
İstanbul governor nixes investigation into Erdoğan bodyguards who beat lawyer
August 21, 2019
İstanbul governor nixes investigation into Erdoğan bodyguards who beat lawyer
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has refused to allow an investigation into two police officers who, as bodyguards of President Recep…
HDP calls on other parties to raise their voice against removal of elected mayors
August 21, 2019
HDP calls on other parties to raise their voice against removal of elected mayors
Kurdish Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Pervin Buldan has called on political parties in the Turkish parliament, other than the…
Detention warrants issued for 18 in İzmir over Gülen ties
August 21, 2019
Detention warrants issued for 18 in İzmir over Gülen ties
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 18 individuals in the western province of İzmir on allegations of being followers…
Kurdish mayor summoned to testify in terrorism investigation
August 21, 2019
Kurdish mayor summoned to testify in terrorism investigation
Ayhan Bilgen, the co-mayor of Kars from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), announced on Tuesday that he had been…
Turkey will not move observation post in northwest Syria: minister
August 21, 2019
Turkey will not move observation post in northwest Syria: minister
Turkey will not move the military observation post in northwest Syria that a Turkish convoy was trying to reach when…
Turkish journalist detained on terrorism charges
August 21, 2019
Turkish journalist detained on terrorism charges
Ayşegül Tözeren, a columnist for the Evrensel daily and a poet, was detained by police early Tuesday on suspicion of…
Turkey’s housing sales fall 17.5 percent year-on-year in July: report
August 20, 2019
Turkey’s housing sales fall 17.5 percent year-on-year in July: report
Turkish house sales fell 17.5 percent year-on-year in July, the seventh consecutive month of declines, according to official data released…
6 journalists detained amid protests against removal of Kurdish mayors
August 20, 2019
6 journalists detained amid protests against removal of Kurdish mayors
Six journalists in Mardin and Diyarbakır were taken into police custody while following protests against the government removal of three…
Residents of 56 pct of Turkish provinces subjected to polluted air: report
August 20, 2019
Residents of 56 pct of Turkish provinces subjected to polluted air: report
The people in more than half of Turkey’s 81 provinces — 56 percent — breathed polluted air last year, according…