Turkey
’99 percent of this town is Muslim. How could anybody vote for opposition?’: Turkey’s AKP official
March 24, 2019
’99 percent of this town is Muslim. How could anybody vote for opposition?’: Turkey’s AKP official
“Ninety-nine percent of this town is Muslim. How could anybody vote for the [Republican People’s Party] CHP?” asked İbrahim Sayın,…
Inmate commits suicide to protest public silence on hunger strikes in Turkey
March 24, 2019
Inmate commits suicide to protest public silence on hunger strikes in Turkey
Ayten Beçet, a 28-year-old inmate in Gebze Prison, committed suicide to protest the public silence on hunger strikes in several…
Taxi driver beaten by colleagues for calling Senegalese passenger a ‘terrorist’
March 23, 2019
Taxi driver beaten by colleagues for calling Senegalese passenger a ‘terrorist’
An İstanbul taxi driver was beaten up by his colleagues and expelled from a taxi drivers’ cooperative after the emergence…
Jailed journalist Baransu insists Sledgehammer was authentic coup plot
March 23, 2019
Jailed journalist Baransu insists Sledgehammer was authentic coup plot
Jailed journalist Mehmet Baransu has insisted that an alleged military coup plot, named Sledgehammer, which was exposed by him while…
Fearing backlash over economy, Turkish minister says not the time to teach a lesson
March 23, 2019
Fearing backlash over economy, Turkish minister says not the time to teach a lesson
Worrying about a public backlash to a deteriorating economy, Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said the upcoming local elections should…
16 detained for chanting PKK slogans at Newroz gathering
March 23, 2019
16 detained for chanting PKK slogans at Newroz gathering
Turkish police on Thursday detained 16 people for chanting slogans promoting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its jailed…
Concerns rise as Alevi, Kurdish houses defaced in İzmir neighborhood
March 23, 2019
Concerns rise as Alevi, Kurdish houses defaced in İzmir neighborhood
Concerns have been raised in the western Turkish province of İzmir after the doors and walls of several houses belonging…
HDP deputy given suspended sentence for violating law on demonstrations
March 21, 2019
HDP deputy given suspended sentence for violating law on demonstrations
Ayşe Sürücü, a deputy from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has been handed down a suspended sentence of 20…
Thousands celebrate Newroz in Diyarbakır
March 21, 2019
Thousands celebrate Newroz in Diyarbakır
Newroz, a festival marking the start of spring in many cultures, is being celebrated on Thursday in Diyarbakır, Turkey’s largest…
Local mayor dismissed from office for insulting President Erdoğan
March 21, 2019
Local mayor dismissed from office for insulting President Erdoğan
Turkey’s Ministry of Interior Affairs on Thursday dismissed a local mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) after…