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Parliamentary oversight of Turkish gov’t expenditures to be abolished
October 8, 2020
Parliamentary oversight of Turkish gov’t expenditures to be abolished
The Turkish parliament will soon debate a bill that will remove government expenditures from parliamentary oversight, Turkish media outlets reported…
Hate speech targeting Armenians in Turkey on the rise, warns opposition lawmaker
October 8, 2020
Hate speech targeting Armenians in Turkey on the rise, warns opposition lawmaker
Incidents of hate speech and war propaganda targeting the Armenian minority in Turkey have been increasing amid the recent Azerbaijani-Armenian…
‘Age of impunity is over’: Turkish officials face sanctions in UK
October 8, 2020
‘Age of impunity is over’: Turkish officials face sanctions in UK
A Turkish rights group based in the United Kingdom has launched a campaign to designate Turkish officials involved in alleged…
Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe
October 7, 2020
Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe
Recent incidents in Europe indicate that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s “long arm” has again started operating on the continent,…
Exclusive: Turkey to test S-400 air defense system October 5-16, official correspondence reveals
October 3, 2020
Exclusive: Turkey to test S-400 air defense system October 5-16, official correspondence reveals
According to a piece of official correspondence dated September 24 seen by Turkish Minute, Turkey will activate the S-400 missile…
Council of Europe, rights watchdog condemn arrest of pro-Kurdish politicians
October 3, 2020
Council of Europe, rights watchdog condemn arrest of pro-Kurdish politicians
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Council of Europe (CoE) have denounced Ankara’s recent crackdown on politicians from the pro-Kurdish…
Ankara court arrests pro-Kurdish co-mayor, 16 pro-Kurdish politicians
October 2, 2020
Ankara court arrests pro-Kurdish co-mayor, 16 pro-Kurdish politicians
An Ankara court on Friday arrested 17 politicians from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), including the co-mayor of the…
Panama do not extradite Muaz Turkyilmaz to Turkey!
September 30, 2020
Panama do not extradite Muaz Turkyilmaz to Turkey!
Muaz Türkyılmaz, a 47-year-old businessman and citizen of Turkey, was arrested in Panama two weeks ago because he was wanted…
U.S. senator probes Trump- Erdoğan relationship
September 24, 2020
U.S. senator probes Trump- Erdoğan relationship
A senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has sought to investigate ties between President Donald Trump and…
Russia-Turkey patrols in northern Syria to restart when situation stabilises – Lavrov
September 22, 2020
Russia-Turkey patrols in northern Syria to restart when situation stabilises – Lavrov
Russia and Turkey will resume joint patrols in northern Syrian as soon as the situation in the area stabilises, Russian…