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More femicides in Turkey this year compared to 2018: interior minister
November 17, 2019
More femicides in Turkey this year compared to 2018: interior minister
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said 299 women have been murdered in Turkey to date this year, already above…
12,000-year-old lake in Turkish town destroyed over rumor of hidden treasure
November 17, 2019
12,000-year-old lake in Turkish town destroyed over rumor of hidden treasure
A 12,000-year-old lake in a Turkish town was completely obliterated after an official excavation in search of hidden treasure from…
Exhibition at the railway station in Ukraine
November 16, 2019
Exhibition at the railway station in Ukraine
Kyiv’s visitors are now able to explore Ukrainian history right upon arrival, before even leaving the railway station. A new…
Turkey starts deporting ISIS members to home countries
November 13, 2019
Turkey starts deporting ISIS members to home countries
Turkey has started repatriating detained suspected Islamic State (ISIS) fighters and vowed to return more of them, most of whom…
EU reveals framework to sanction Turkey over Cyprus drilling
November 13, 2019
EU reveals framework to sanction Turkey over Cyprus drilling
The European Union has disclosed a framework for imposing sanctions on Turkey over its gas drilling in Mediterranean waters off…
House members urge Trump to rescind invitation to Erdoğan
November 13, 2019
House members urge Trump to rescind invitation to Erdoğan
US Representative Eliot L. Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday led House members in pressing President…
Turkey revokes security detail assigned to prominent opposition figure
November 12, 2019
Turkey revokes security detail assigned to prominent opposition figure
The Turkish government has revoked a protective detail it previously assigned to Canan Kaftancıoğlu, a prominent member of the main…
Turkish police detain judge purged after 2016 failed coup
November 12, 2019
Turkish police detain judge purged after 2016 failed coup
Büşra Taşkıran, a former judge who was dismissed from her job in the aftermath of a 2016 failed coup attempt…
Germany says man deported by Turkey not ISIL member
November 12, 2019
Germany says man deported by Turkey not ISIL member
The German government has announced that a German citizen who was deported by Turkey for alleged membership in the Islamic…
Turkey arrests two more Kurdish mayors
November 12, 2019
Turkey arrests two more Kurdish mayors
As part of a widening government crackdown on the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the co-mayors of İpekyolu in the…