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Turkish Local Elections in the Shade of Endangered Media Trust and Economic Credibility
March 27, 2019
Turkish Local Elections in the Shade of Endangered Media Trust and Economic Credibility
Turkey is in a continuous election race as the local elections to be held on 31 March will be the…
Turkmenistan journalist Soltan Achilova barred from traveling abroad
March 27, 2019
Turkmenistan journalist Soltan Achilova barred from traveling abroad
On March 11, Achilova, an Ashgabat-based journalist who contributes to independent news website Khronika Turkmenistana (The Chronicles of Turkmenistan), was…
Unemployed Turkish man sets himself alight, saying his children are hungry
March 27, 2019
Unemployed Turkish man sets himself alight, saying his children are hungry
An unemployed Turkish man set himself on fire in front of a town hall in the southeastern Gaziantep province, where…
4th Kurdish inmate in a week kills self over public silence on hunger strikes
March 26, 2019
4th Kurdish inmate in a week kills self over public silence on hunger strikes
The fourth Kurdish inmate in a week has committed suicide in protest of the public silence on hunger strikes in…
Turkish university student goes missing while trying to flee to Greece
March 26, 2019
Turkish university student goes missing while trying to flee to Greece
A 21-year-old Turkish university student, Mahir Mete Kul, has gone missing while trying to flee to Greece via the Maritsa…
Pro-gov’t media accuse comedy show of attempting perception management
March 26, 2019
Pro-gov’t media accuse comedy show of attempting perception management
Two pro-government media outlets in Turkey, the Sabah newspaper and A Haber TV station, have accused the producers of a…
Most public servants arrested over Gülen links are teachers, military officers: report
March 26, 2019
Most public servants arrested over Gülen links are teachers, military officers: report
Out of more than 30,000 public servants who were arrested in the aftermath of a failed coup in Turkey in…
Turkish FM alleges some Kurdish opposition party candidates are terrorists
March 25, 2019
Turkish FM alleges some Kurdish opposition party candidates are terrorists
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Sunday said some of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and İYİ (Good) Party’s city…
Turkey to increase natural gas import from Iran: report
March 25, 2019
Turkey to increase natural gas import from Iran: report
Turkey plans to increase imports of Iranian natural gas, a senior Iranian official told state news agency IRNA on Monday,…
More than 70 Hizbullah terrorists released from prison after ECtHR ruling: report
March 25, 2019
More than 70 Hizbullah terrorists released from prison after ECtHR ruling: report
The Turkish media on Monday reported that more than 70 militants of the Hizbullah terrorist group were released from prison…