Turkey
Government increases electricity prices by 37 percent after election
April 3, 2019
Government increases electricity prices by 37 percent after election
Despite contradictory promises from the government, electricity prices have increased by 37 percent in Turkey shortly after Sunday’s local elections,…
Reputable Turkish director accuses pro-gov’t media of committing crime by manipulating facts
April 3, 2019
Reputable Turkish director accuses pro-gov’t media of committing crime by manipulating facts
Cagan Irmak, a well-known Turkish director and screenwriter, has accused Turkey’s pro-AK Party media of committing a crime by manipulating data…
Turkey’s fuel prices see second hike in 15 days
April 3, 2019
Turkey’s fuel prices see second hike in 15 days
Fuel prices continue to burn a hole in Turkish citizens’ pockets, with a 19 kuruş price hike set to go…
Opposition candidate demands mandate for İstanbul
April 3, 2019
Opposition candidate demands mandate for İstanbul
Turkey’s main opposition candidate in İstanbul called on the Supreme Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday to mandate him as the…
Yet another jailed hunger striker takes own life in protest of Öcalan’s ‘isolation’
April 3, 2019
Yet another jailed hunger striker takes own life in protest of Öcalan’s ‘isolation’
A jailed man who went on a hunger strike on March 1 in protest of the “isolation” of imprisoned leader…
Woman defeats former boss in mayoral election after he demoted her
April 3, 2019
Woman defeats former boss in mayoral election after he demoted her
A former municipal employee in the northwestern province of Bilecik who ran for mayor as an independent candidate after resigning…
Turkey’s election board rules to recount votes in 7 İstanbul districts
April 3, 2019
Turkey’s election board rules to recount votes in 7 İstanbul districts
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) decided early Wednesday that votes would be recounted in seven districts of İstanbul following Sunday’s…
Only 2.66 pct of Turkey’s mayors-elect are women
April 3, 2019
Only 2.66 pct of Turkey’s mayors-elect are women
Turkey elected 1,389 mayors in towns, districts and cities in Sunday’s local elections, but only 2.66 percent of them, or…
6 journalists given suspended sentences for ‘terrorist propaganda’
April 3, 2019
6 journalists given suspended sentences for ‘terrorist propaganda’
Six Turkish journalists were given 15-month suspended sentences on Wednesday on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda while serving as the…
Turkey’s municipal tenders to be subject to presidential approval, columnist claims
April 3, 2019
Turkey’s municipal tenders to be subject to presidential approval, columnist claims
The Turkish government is preparing to pass legislation that will put municipal tenders in excess of a certain amount subject…