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[ANALYSIS] What to expect from Turkey in 2020
January 3, 2020
[ANALYSIS] What to expect from Turkey in 2020
The end of 2019 was marked in Turkey by an event during which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled the…
AKP loses 1.5 points of support in one month: poll
January 2, 2020
AKP loses 1.5 points of support in one month: poll
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost 1.5 percent of its electoral support in one month, according to an…
Davutoğlu opens TikTok account to engage with Turkey’s youth
January 2, 2020
Davutoğlu opens TikTok account to engage with Turkey’s youth
Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who recently established a new political party, opened an account on TikTok, a video-sharing…
Poll shows 60 percent of Turks still support EU accession
January 2, 2020
Poll shows 60 percent of Turks still support EU accession
A new opinion poll released by the Economic Development Foundation (İKV) indicates that 60 percent of Turks are supportive of…
Turkish police’s security drone in İstanbul shot down by gendarmerie
January 2, 2020
Turkish police’s security drone in İstanbul shot down by gendarmerie
A drone launched by the Turkish police to fly over İstanbul’s Taksim Square on New Year’s Eve for security purposes…
40 percent of AKP voters say new political party necessary: survey
January 2, 2020
40 percent of AKP voters say new political party necessary: survey
An opinion poll indicates that 40 percent of the supporters of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) see the…
Albania to deport Gülen follower at Turkey’s request despite court rejection of extradition: report
January 1, 2020
Albania to deport Gülen follower at Turkey’s request despite court rejection of extradition: report
Albanian authorities are about to deport Harun Çelik, a Turkish teacher at a school affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement…
7 migrants die after boat capsized in Turkey’s Lake Van
December 26, 2019
7 migrants die after boat capsized in Turkey’s Lake Van
Seven irregular migrants died on Thursday when their boat sank in Turkey’s Lake Van, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.…
NBA’s Kanter thanks Trudeau gov’t for chance to play in Canada
December 24, 2019
NBA’s Kanter thanks Trudeau gov’t for chance to play in Canada
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter says he will be able to play in his team’s Christmas Day game in Toronto…
Car bomb blast kills 8 civilians in Turkish-held Syrian town: report
December 24, 2019
Car bomb blast kills 8 civilians in Turkish-held Syrian town: report
A car bomb killed eight civilians including a woman and a child in a Turkish-held border town in northern Syria…