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Turkish presidency prepares booklet explaining YSK decision to cancel İstanbul election results
May 10, 2019
Turkish presidency prepares booklet explaining YSK decision to cancel İstanbul election results
The Turkish presidency has prepared a 6-page booklet explaining the Supreme Election Board’s (YSK) ruling to cancel the results of…
Turkey to build 43 prisons using funds from inmate labor
May 10, 2019
Turkey to build 43 prisons using funds from inmate labor
Turkey’s Ministry of Justice is poised to build 43 new prisons using funds provided by its department responsible for generating…
First poll after YSK decision indicates opposition’s İmamoğlu leads by 2 pct in İstanbul
May 10, 2019
First poll after YSK decision indicates opposition’s İmamoğlu leads by 2 pct in İstanbul
A Turkish polling firm on Thursday announced that opposition alliance İstanbul mayoral candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu is leading the polls by…
AKP’s new campaign strategy for İstanbul re-run election targets 1.7 million non-voters
May 10, 2019
AKP’s new campaign strategy for İstanbul re-run election targets 1.7 million non-voters
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has devised a new campaign strategy in advance of a mayoral election to…
Turkey insistent on joining EU despite counter-efforts: president
May 10, 2019
Turkey insistent on joining EU despite counter-efforts: president
The Turkish president on Thursday reiterated a desire to gain full membership in the European Union despite efforts on the…
Coalition gov’t collapses in northern Cyprus: report
May 10, 2019
Coalition gov’t collapses in northern Cyprus: report
The coalition government in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) resigned on Thursday, according to the state-run Anadolu news…
Incidents of gun violence in Turkey kill 3,000 people in 2 years: ministry
May 10, 2019
Incidents of gun violence in Turkey kill 3,000 people in 2 years: ministry
A total of 3,028 people were killed and 20,324 were injured in incidents of gun violence in Turkey between 2016…
90 percent of İstanbul voters cancelling vacation plans ahead of new election: official
May 10, 2019
90 percent of İstanbul voters cancelling vacation plans ahead of new election: official
İstanbul residents are canceling vacation plans in order to stay in the city and vote in a new mayoral election…
Teacher who pleaded with gov’t to spare children’s lives vindicated by top Turkish court
May 10, 2019
Teacher who pleaded with gov’t to spare children’s lives vindicated by top Turkish court
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the imprisonment of Kurdish teacher Ayşe Çelik, who during a TV program in…
Minister says 20,000 investigated in Turkey over social media posts in 5 years
May 4, 2019
Minister says 20,000 investigated in Turkey over social media posts in 5 years
Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced that a total of 20,474 people in Turkey have been investigated due to…