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Turkey’s election board rules to recount votes in 7 İstanbul districts
April 3, 2019
Turkey’s election board rules to recount votes in 7 İstanbul districts
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) decided early Wednesday that votes would be recounted in seven districts of İstanbul following Sunday’s…
Only 2.66 pct of Turkey’s mayors-elect are women
April 3, 2019
Only 2.66 pct of Turkey’s mayors-elect are women
Turkey elected 1,389 mayors in towns, districts and cities in Sunday’s local elections, but only 2.66 percent of them, or…
6 journalists given suspended sentences for ‘terrorist propaganda’
April 3, 2019
6 journalists given suspended sentences for ‘terrorist propaganda’
Six Turkish journalists were given 15-month suspended sentences on Wednesday on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda while serving as the…
Turkey’s municipal tenders to be subject to presidential approval, columnist claims
April 3, 2019
Turkey’s municipal tenders to be subject to presidential approval, columnist claims
The Turkish government is preparing to pass legislation that will put municipal tenders in excess of a certain amount subject…
Panelists think Columbia canceled event on Turkey after pressure from Turkish gov’t
April 3, 2019
Panelists think Columbia canceled event on Turkey after pressure from Turkish gov’t
New York City’s Columbia University canceled a panel discussion on Turkey two days before the event citing “academic standards,” although…
Opposition nominees are lame ducks, Erdoğan tells supporters at İstanbul mosque
April 3, 2019
Opposition nominees are lame ducks, Erdoğan tells supporters at İstanbul mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has told a group of supporters at a mosque in İstanbul that opposition nominees who…
The Beginning Of The End For Turkey’s Ruling AKP?
April 3, 2019
The Beginning Of The End For Turkey’s Ruling AKP?
The fact that the AKP-Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) alliance has received 52% of the votes nationally, which is better than…
U.S. halts F-35 equipment transfers to Turkey as a first concrete step
April 2, 2019
U.S. halts F-35 equipment transfers to Turkey as a first concrete step
The United States has stopped shipping equipment related to the F-35 stealth fighter aircraft to Turkey, Reuters reported. This marks…
PewDiePie concedes defeat to YouTube rival T-Series
April 2, 2019
PewDiePie concedes defeat to YouTube rival T-Series
For a day he was in second place, behind Indian channel T-Series. T-Series shares Bollywood film trailers and music videos,…
Local election results spell trouble for Erdoğan – the Guardian
April 1, 2019
Local election results spell trouble for Erdoğan – the Guardian
It is too soon to say whether the significant losses faced by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in…