Turkey
Turkish government in dirty tricks campaign ahead of local polls – analysts
March 31, 2019
Turkish government in dirty tricks campaign ahead of local polls – analysts
With opinion polls indicating Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) could lose major cities in local elections on Sunday,…
Missing university student found dead in Istanbul’s Belgrad forest
March 31, 2019
Missing university student found dead in Istanbul’s Belgrad forest
Arda Duman, a freshman at the Bogazici University, was found dead in Istanbul’s Belgrad forest, the Demiroren News Agency (DHA)…
Turkish judge dismisses case on Paradise Papers report
March 31, 2019
Turkish judge dismisses case on Paradise Papers report
An Istanbul court dismissed the case of Cumhuriyet daily reporter, Pelin Unker, who has been tried for publishing a report…
HDP Campaign Bus Attacked in Izmir
March 31, 2019
HDP Campaign Bus Attacked in Izmir
Few days ahead of local elections, unidentified attackers stoned and attacked a campaign vehicle of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party…
Opposition Mayoral Candidate Quits SP for Alleged Government Blackmail
March 31, 2019
Opposition Mayoral Candidate Quits SP for Alleged Government Blackmail
Nuri Yurdakul, mayoral candidate of the opposition Felicity Party (SP) in Elmadag district of Ankara, has resigned from SP and…
Besiktas Chairman criticized for joining pro-government electoral rally
March 31, 2019
Besiktas Chairman criticized for joining pro-government electoral rally
Fikret Orman, chairman of Besiktas sports club, has been highly criticized by his dissidents in the club, due to participation…
Huge percentage of young Turks no longer see themselves as religious or conservative, survey says
March 31, 2019
Huge percentage of young Turks no longer see themselves as religious or conservative, survey says
Young Turkish citizens who regard themselves as religious or conservative has dropped by 50 percent in the last 10 years.…
AK Party’s mayoral candidate says he will “send Syrians back” if they “disturb the peace”
March 31, 2019
AK Party’s mayoral candidate says he will “send Syrians back” if they “disturb the peace”
Binali Yildirim, the mayoral candidate of People’s Alliance, the alliance between Turkey’s ruling AK Party and the Nationalist Movement Party…
1,800 academics support colleagues dismissed and punished in Turkey over peace petition
March 29, 2019
1,800 academics support colleagues dismissed and punished in Turkey over peace petition
A total of 1,800 academics around the world have urged the cutting of ties with institutions in Turkey that dismissed…
Pro-Erdoğan religious scholar claims Turkey will be lost if people vote for opposition
March 29, 2019
Pro-Erdoğan religious scholar claims Turkey will be lost if people vote for opposition
Professor Hayrettin Karaman, an Islamic scholar and columnist for the pro-government Yeni Şafak newspaper, warned on Friday ahead of local…