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US State Dept. says Turkey invokes counterterrorism laws to criminalize freedom of expression
June 26, 2020
US State Dept. says Turkey invokes counterterrorism laws to criminalize freedom of expression
In its “Country Reports on Terrorism 2019” released this week, the US State Department said Turkey has a broad definition…
Erdoğan’s youth outreach livestream gets ratioed
June 26, 2020
Erdoğan’s youth outreach livestream gets ratioed
Friday’s livestream featuring young people and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead of the weekend’s university entrance examinations saw a…
Another man testifies about torture by security officers during enforced disappearance
June 25, 2020
Another man testifies about torture by security officers during enforced disappearance
Yasin Ugan, who had been missing for six months before suddenly reappearing in police custody, has revealed in court that…
Transportation authority rejects İstanbul mayor’s plan to issue new taxicab licenses
June 25, 2020
Transportation authority rejects İstanbul mayor’s plan to issue new taxicab licenses
İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s plan to issue 6,000 new taxicab licenses and accompanying plates has been rejected by the city’s…
Bellini’s Sultan Mehmed painting acquired by İstanbul Municipality: mayor
June 25, 2020
Bellini’s Sultan Mehmed painting acquired by İstanbul Municipality: mayor
The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has acquired a 15th century painting of Fatih Sultan Mehmed, the Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople…
US: Turkey regularly invoked terrorism law to criminalize exercise of human rights in 2019
June 25, 2020
US: Turkey regularly invoked terrorism law to criminalize exercise of human rights in 2019
In its “Country Reports on Terrorism 2019” released yesterday, the US State Department said Turkey has a broad definition of…
2 more Kurdish party mayors removed from office in Turkey’s Southeast
June 25, 2020
2 more Kurdish party mayors removed from office in Turkey’s Southeast
Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Thursday decided to remove from office the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-mayors of Elazığ’s Sarıcan…
Erdoğan’s aide says Bolton’s book ‘misleading, one-sided and manipulative’
June 25, 2020
Erdoğan’s aide says Bolton’s book ‘misleading, one-sided and manipulative’
Turkey has denounced as “misleading, one-sided and manipulative” the explosive book by former US national security advisor John Bolton, which…
Kurdish militia leader says Turkish drone attack killed 3 civilians in N. Syria: report
June 25, 2020
Kurdish militia leader says Turkish drone attack killed 3 civilians in N. Syria: report
The leader of a US-backed militia in northeast Syria accused Turkey of violating the terms of two separate cease-fire agreements…
Turkish central bank unexpectedly halts interest rate easing cycle: report
June 25, 2020
Turkish central bank unexpectedly halts interest rate easing cycle: report
Turkey’s central bank unexpectedly halted a nearly year-long easing cycle on Thursday by keeping its key interest rate unchanged at…