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Academic rendered from Malaysia over Gülen links sentenced without final defense
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
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
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
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…
378 minors victims of sexual abuse in Şanlıurfa in first 6 months of 2019
July 26, 2019
378 minors victims of sexual abuse in Şanlıurfa in first 6 months of 2019
A total of 378 minors were subjected to sexual abuse in the southeastern Turkish province of Şanlıurfa in the first…
AKP mayor hired 853 people at Ankara Municipality during election campaign
July 26, 2019
AKP mayor hired 853 people at Ankara Municipality during election campaign
Former Ankara Mayor Mustafa Tuna, from the ranks of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), recruited a total of…
Erdoğan says will turn elsewhere for fighter jets if US refuses to sell F-35s
July 26, 2019
Erdoğan says will turn elsewhere for fighter jets if US refuses to sell F-35s
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday Turkey would turn elsewhere for fighter jets if the United States will not…
Greek FM calls on Turkey to respect Greece’s territorial rights: report
July 26, 2019
Greek FM calls on Turkey to respect Greece’s territorial rights: report
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias during a media interview on Thursday that the country’s territorial rights are not negotiable, adding…
Attack on diplomat had no political motive: Belarusian FM
July 26, 2019
Attack on diplomat had no political motive: Belarusian FM
The Belarusian foreign minister said on Thursday that an attack which wounded a diplomat from Belarus in Ankara was not…
Erdoğan threatens former allies seeking to establish new political parties
July 26, 2019
Erdoğan threatens former allies seeking to establish new political parties
“Those who betray will pay a heavy price,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday, referring to former allies…