Turkey
Police block Turkish lawyers marching to Ankara to protest gov’t meddling in bar associations
June 22, 2020
Police block Turkish lawyers marching to Ankara to protest gov’t meddling in bar associations
Turkish police stopped dozens of senior lawyers marching to the capital of Ankara on Monday to protest a bill governing…
Turkey arrests 438 detainees in İzmir-based probes into military members in last 7 months
June 22, 2020
Turkey arrests 438 detainees in İzmir-based probes into military members in last 7 months
Turkish courts in the past half year have arrested 438 suspects out of 847 detainees who were taken into police…
Turkish lawyers launch ‘Defense March’ against gov’t meddling
June 21, 2020
Turkish lawyers launch ‘Defense March’ against gov’t meddling
Eighty heads of bar associations across Turkey launched a march to Ankara on Saturday against attempts by the Turkish government…
70 percent of Turks find Turkish media ‘biased, untrustworthy,’ CAP report reveals
June 21, 2020
70 percent of Turks find Turkish media ‘biased, untrustworthy,’ CAP report reveals
Seventy percent of the people in Turkey find the Turkish media to be “biased and untrustworthy,” according to a report…
Turkey sends ambulances to COVID-19 patients for high school exams as social distancing fails
June 20, 2020
Turkey sends ambulances to COVID-19 patients for high school exams as social distancing fails
Middle school students with COVID-19 in Turkey’s eastern Adıyaman province were transported by ambulance to a testing centre in order…
PKK attack kills 4 workers in Turkey’s Southeast: governor’s office
June 19, 2020
PKK attack kills 4 workers in Turkey’s Southeast: governor’s office
Four workers were killed when Kurdish militants detonated a roadside bomb that struck the laborer’s pick-up truck as it passed…
Turkish army to receive 500 swarming drones with facial recognition feature: report
June 19, 2020
Turkish army to receive 500 swarming drones with facial recognition feature: report
The Turkish Armed Forces will receive 500 tactical Kargu-2 kamikaze drones with facial recognition feature, Forbes reported, citing local media.…
Father of NBA star Enes Kanter acquitted of terrorism charges in Turkey: report
June 19, 2020
Father of NBA star Enes Kanter acquitted of terrorism charges in Turkey: report
The father of NBA center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s human rights record, has…
Turkey’s top court rules violation of rights in jailed Kurdish politician’s case
June 19, 2020
Turkey’s top court rules violation of rights in jailed Kurdish politician’s case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court said on late Thursday the rights to security and freedom of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş were…
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog bans Can Dündar’s news website again
June 17, 2020
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog bans Can Dündar’s news website again
The Özgürüz news website, run by prominent Turkish journalist Can Dündar, who has been living in self-imposed exile for a…