Turkey
Female candidates in Turkey’s local elections below 7 percent
March 9, 2019
Female candidates in Turkey’s local elections below 7 percent
As Turkey’s upcoming local elections draw closer, the proportion of female candidates nominated by major parties for municipal posts are…
Police raid HDP Diyarbakır offices, detain 7 party officials on hunger strike
March 9, 2019
Police raid HDP Diyarbakır offices, detain 7 party officials on hunger strike
Turkish police teams used force to enter the Diyarbakır offices of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the early…
AKP deputy says others could exploit religion for politics, too
March 9, 2019
AKP deputy says others could exploit religion for politics, too
Kasım Gülpınar, a deputy from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has said it is normal for his party…
Turkish police fire tear gas to break up Women’s Day march in İstanbul
March 9, 2019
Turkish police fire tear gas to break up Women’s Day march in İstanbul
Riot police in İstanbul fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse thousands of demonstrators who tried to march along…
Syrian Kurds want multinational force to protect border, reject Turkey-controlled ‘safe zone’: report
March 8, 2019
Syrian Kurds want multinational force to protect border, reject Turkey-controlled ‘safe zone’: report
Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria want a multinational force to deploy at the Turkish border and reject the creation of…
‘What’s done is done’: AKP candidate on over-urbanization of İstanbul
March 8, 2019
‘What’s done is done’: AKP candidate on over-urbanization of İstanbul
Binali Yıldırım, a candidate for mayor of İstanbul, has responded to criticism that İstanbul has been excessively urbanized, saying, “What’s…
CHP candidate claims campaign office visitors investigated over support for terrorism
March 8, 2019
CHP candidate claims campaign office visitors investigated over support for terrorism
A candidate for mayor of Turkey’s southeastern district of Uludere from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) claimed that people who…
Turkish court denies academic’s objection to travel ban
March 8, 2019
Turkish court denies academic’s objection to travel ban
An Ankara court has denied an objection to a travel ban imposed on an academic who was fired from his…
Local mayor in Turkey slaps female employee on women’s day
March 8, 2019
Local mayor in Turkey slaps female employee on women’s day
Haluk Alıcık, the mayor of Turkey’s western district of Nazilli, is seen in a video slapping a female employee, regional…
Presidency leaves questions on Erdoğan-backed football club unanswered
March 8, 2019
Presidency leaves questions on Erdoğan-backed football club unanswered
Turkey’s Presidential Communications Center (CİMER) has not provided any answers to several questions raised by an opposition deputy about İstanbul’s…