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Report: Gov’t violated right to life in jailed English teacher’s death
May 20, 2019
Report: Gov’t violated right to life in jailed English teacher’s death
Turkish government has violated the right to life in jailed English teacher Halime Gulsu’s death, a recent report by human…
International groups condemn attacks on 2 Turkish journalists
May 18, 2019
International groups condemn attacks on 2 Turkish journalists
The International Press Institute along with 18 other press freedom and freedom of expression organizations, including PEN International and several…
Fiancée says the world still has not done anything about Khashoggi murder
May 18, 2019
Fiancée says the world still has not done anything about Khashoggi murder
Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist killed at a Saudi diplomatic mission in Turkey last year, has…
US ends Turkey’s preferential trade agreement, reduces tariffs on steel
May 18, 2019
US ends Turkey’s preferential trade agreement, reduces tariffs on steel
The United States on Thursday terminated Turkey’s preferential trade treatment that allowed some exports to enter the country duty free,…
Four defendants given life sentences in Beşiktaş terrorist attack trial
May 18, 2019
Four defendants given life sentences in Beşiktaş terrorist attack trial
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Friday handed down 47 consecutive aggravated life sentences and a prison sentence of…
China seeks Turkey’s support in fight against terrorism in Uighur region
May 18, 2019
China seeks Turkey’s support in fight against terrorism in Uighur region
China has called on Turkey to support its fight against militants operating in China’s restive far western region of Xinjiang,…
Hungary sentences 2 Kurds for financing PKK terrorist group
May 18, 2019
Hungary sentences 2 Kurds for financing PKK terrorist group
A court in Szeged, southern Hungary, on Thursday sentenced a Kurdish couple to two years in prison and ordered them…
Turkey abandoning Russian missile deal is ‘possible’: US official
May 18, 2019
Turkey abandoning Russian missile deal is ‘possible’: US official
The US believes it is “possible” Turkey will decide against buying a Russian air defense system whose proposed purchase has…
ISIL is mobilizing in Turkey, interior minister claims
May 18, 2019
ISIL is mobilizing in Turkey, interior minister claims
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on Friday that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been…
Cypriot journalists acquitted of insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan
May 18, 2019
Cypriot journalists acquitted of insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan
A court in northern Cyprus on Thursday acquitted two journalists who had faced up to five years in prison on…