Turkey
Families of hunger strikers hold sit-in protest in front of Justice Ministry
March 27, 2019
Families of hunger strikers hold sit-in protest in front of Justice Ministry
Families of hunger strikers in several Turkish prisons who are protesting the “isolation” of jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader…
Journalist given 18-month suspended jail sentence due to Afrin criticism
March 27, 2019
Journalist given 18-month suspended jail sentence due to Afrin criticism
Journalist İshak Karakaş has been handed down a jail sentence of 18 months, 22 days on charges of disseminating terrorist…
AKP candidate says will send Syrians back home if they disrupt public order
March 27, 2019
AKP candidate says will send Syrians back home if they disrupt public order
Binali Yıldırım, the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) mayoral candidate for İstanbul, has said Syrians who have taken refuge in…
Turkey to continue withholding lira liquidity overseas at least until Sunday’s elections: report
March 27, 2019
Turkey to continue withholding lira liquidity overseas at least until Sunday’s elections: report
Turkey will continue directing its banks to withhold lira liquidity from a key overseas market at least until after Sunday’s…
Turkish Local Elections in the Shade of Endangered Media Trust and Economic Credibility
March 27, 2019
Turkish Local Elections in the Shade of Endangered Media Trust and Economic Credibility
Turkey is in a continuous election race as the local elections to be held on 31 March will be the…
Unemployed Turkish man sets himself alight, saying his children are hungry
March 27, 2019
Unemployed Turkish man sets himself alight, saying his children are hungry
An unemployed Turkish man set himself on fire in front of a town hall in the southeastern Gaziantep province, where…
Turkish university student goes missing while trying to flee to Greece
March 26, 2019
Turkish university student goes missing while trying to flee to Greece
A 21-year-old Turkish university student, Mahir Mete Kul, has gone missing while trying to flee to Greece via the Maritsa…
Pro-gov’t media accuse comedy show of attempting perception management
March 26, 2019
Pro-gov’t media accuse comedy show of attempting perception management
Two pro-government media outlets in Turkey, the Sabah newspaper and A Haber TV station, have accused the producers of a…
Most public servants arrested over Gülen links are teachers, military officers: report
March 26, 2019
Most public servants arrested over Gülen links are teachers, military officers: report
Out of more than 30,000 public servants who were arrested in the aftermath of a failed coup in Turkey in…
Turkish FM alleges some Kurdish opposition party candidates are terrorists
March 25, 2019
Turkish FM alleges some Kurdish opposition party candidates are terrorists
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Sunday said some of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and İYİ (Good) Party’s city…