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Rebecca Harms for monitoring the Gezi protests trial in Turkey
June 21, 2019
Rebecca Harms for monitoring the Gezi protests trial in Turkey
At the end of her mandate, Rebecca Harms, expert on Turkey and Green Member of the European Parliament, will travel…
Journalist Coşkun acquitted of insulting Turkey’s president
June 21, 2019
Journalist Coşkun acquitted of insulting Turkey’s president
An İstanbul on Thursday court ruled to acquit former Cumhuriyet daily court reporter Canan Coşkun of charges of insulting the…
Some 415,000 Syrian babies born in Turkey since 2011: official
June 21, 2019
Some 415,000 Syrian babies born in Turkey since 2011: official
More than 415,000 Syrian babies have been born in Turkey since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011,…
Founding member of Turkish opposition party assaulted
June 21, 2019
Founding member of Turkish opposition party assaulted
Metin Bozkurt, one of the founding members of the İyi (Good) Party, was attacked by a group of eight unidentified…
Erdoğan calls İmamoğlu a ‘lame duck,’ says Sunday’s vote is ‘symbolic’
June 21, 2019
Erdoğan calls İmamoğlu a ‘lame duck,’ says Sunday’s vote is ‘symbolic’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described the opposition’s mayoral candidate in İstanbul, who won the first election on March…
European rights court fines Turkey over violations in trial of Kurdish politicians
June 21, 2019
European rights court fines Turkey over violations in trial of Kurdish politicians
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has fined Turkey for lengthy detentions and obstruction of the right to defense…
İDO accused of cancelling ferry lines to İstanbul ahead of critical vote
June 21, 2019
İDO accused of cancelling ferry lines to İstanbul ahead of critical vote
The İDO Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc., an İstanbul Municipality company operating sea buses and ferries, has been accused by…
Second Turkish drilling ship launched off Cyprus: report
June 21, 2019
Second Turkish drilling ship launched off Cyprus: report
Turkey launched a second drilling ship on Thursday which will conduct natural gas operations off the northeast coast of Cyprus…
Öcalan called on Kurds to remain ‘impartial’ in Sunday’s vote, Kurdish academic claims
June 21, 2019
Öcalan called on Kurds to remain ‘impartial’ in Sunday’s vote, Kurdish academic claims
The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) called on the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to remain “impartial”…
Erdoğan does not expect sanctions from US over S-400 purchase
June 21, 2019
Erdoğan does not expect sanctions from US over S-400 purchase
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday he did not expect the United States to impose sanctions on Turkey over…