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Turkish Lira slips after ruling AKP loses big cities
April 1, 2019
Turkish Lira slips after ruling AKP loses big cities
The Turkish Lira dropped 1.8 percent against the US dollar on the first morning after the local election. Reuters reported…
Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections, but faces defeat in big cities
April 1, 2019
Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections, but faces defeat in big cities
Turkey has undergone historical local elections on Sunday, leading the opposition to challenge the AK Party’s (AKP) more than 16…
Pro-Kurdish HDP tips the balance in favor of opposition in contentious cities
April 1, 2019
Pro-Kurdish HDP tips the balance in favor of opposition in contentious cities
Unofficial results of Sunday’s poll in Turkey indicate that pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lost in some metropolitan municipalities it…
Council of Europe delegation finds Turkey’s elections neither free nor fair
April 1, 2019
Council of Europe delegation finds Turkey’s elections neither free nor fair
“I am afraid, we from the Congress of the Council of Europe are not fully convinced that Turkey currently has…
Opposition mayor-elect assaulted by former Turkish ruling party mayor
April 1, 2019
Opposition mayor-elect assaulted by former Turkish ruling party mayor
A day after local elections, a mayor-elect from the opposition Felicity Party (SP) was physically assaulted by the former mayor…
Turkey doubles down on support for Venezuela’s Maduro
April 1, 2019
Turkey doubles down on support for Venezuela’s Maduro
Turkey will continue to lend support to embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and intends to deepen cooperation “in all fields”…
After opposition’s win in Ankara, municipality starts giving vehicles to AKP mayors: CHP spokesperson
April 1, 2019
After opposition’s win in Ankara, municipality starts giving vehicles to AKP mayors: CHP spokesperson
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) spokesperson Faik Öztrak on Monday said they heard rumors that the incumbent Ankara Metropolitan…
One Turkish soldier killed, another wounded in Syria: Defence Ministry
April 1, 2019
One Turkish soldier killed, another wounded in Syria: Defence Ministry
Turkey’s Defence Ministry announced that one Turkish soldier was killed and another was wounded in a mortar attack in northwestern…
Two Party Members Killed by Cousin of ruling AK Party’s Mayoral Candidate: SP leader
April 1, 2019
Two Party Members Killed by Cousin of ruling AK Party’s Mayoral Candidate: SP leader
Two members of the opposing Felicity Party (SP) were shot to death by a cousin of the ruling Justice and…
Turkey’s watchdog fined broadcasters nearly $45 million over past 8 years
April 1, 2019
Turkey’s watchdog fined broadcasters nearly $45 million over past 8 years
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed 16,043 sanctions on broadcasters and fined them over TL 250 million (nearly…