Turkey
Minister on harassed student: I won’t allow pressure on police over a woman with a Gülenist father
February 20, 2019
Minister on harassed student: I won’t allow pressure on police over a woman with a Gülenist father
Turkish Minister of Interior Affairs Süleyman Soylu said on Wednesday that he would not let police be pressured over a…
Turks are dumping lira and hoarding dollars: report
February 20, 2019
Turks are dumping lira and hoarding dollars: report
Turkish households and companies that are faced with runaway inflation and near-zero real returns on local-currency deposits have converted $18…
Ankara prosecutor investigates HDP co-chair for “making terrorist propaganda”
February 20, 2019
Ankara prosecutor investigates HDP co-chair for “making terrorist propaganda”
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into comments made Sezai Temelli during a meeting in the eastern province of Van in…
Nearly 3,000 online news articles censored by Turkey in 2018: report
February 20, 2019
Nearly 3,000 online news articles censored by Turkey in 2018: report
Turkey censored 2,950 online news articles in 2018 according to the “BİA Media Monitoring Report 2018,” released by the Bianet…
Erdoğan pushing cheap credit in local election campaign: report
February 20, 2019
Erdoğan pushing cheap credit in local election campaign: report
Turkey’s government is making cheap credit a key part of its campaign, pushing banks to take on greater risks in…
Public outrage over harassment of Demirel grows after statement is issued by Ankara Police
February 19, 2019
Public outrage over harassment of Demirel grows after statement is issued by Ankara Police
The alleged sexual harassment of Merve Demirel, a university student, by a police officer while being taken into custody for…
Turkey orders detention of 363 in crackdown targeting Gülen network
February 19, 2019
Turkey orders detention of 363 in crackdown targeting Gülen network
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 363 people as part of a massive crackdown targeting faith-based Gülen movement…
UN screens over recently kidnapped Gulenists in Ankara, media reports
February 18, 2019
UN screens over recently kidnapped Gulenists in Ankara, media reports
The United Nations(UN) has reportedly started processing an appeal over the kidnapped Gulen followers who were taken from a house…
Student harassed by police says shame should be on police officer
February 18, 2019
Student harassed by police says shame should be on police officer
Merve Demirel, a university student in Ankara whose apparent harassment by a police officer during a protest on Saturday was…
Erdoğan says EU not taking Turkey into the bloc because it is Muslim
February 17, 2019
Erdoğan says EU not taking Turkey into the bloc because it is Muslim
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the European Union is not accepting Turkey into the bloc because Turkey is…