Turkey
Mother of 2 detained by police for second time over Gülen links
June 16, 2020
Mother of 2 detained by police for second time over Gülen links
Yasemin Baltacı, 29, a mother of two, was detained again on Monday in Turkey’s Tekirdağ province as part of an…
Turkey makes face masks compulsory in 42 provinces: minister
June 16, 2020
Turkey makes face masks compulsory in 42 provinces: minister
Turkey has made the wearing of face masks mandatory in five more provinces, following an uptick in COVID-19 cases, The…
Turkey arrests social media user who threatened wife of jailed Kurdish politician
June 16, 2020
Turkey arrests social media user who threatened wife of jailed Kurdish politician
A Turkish criminal court in Sakarya province on Tuesday arrested a man who on social media threatened Başak Demirtaş, the…
Turkey arrests VoA reporter over pending prison sentence
June 16, 2020
Turkey arrests VoA reporter over pending prison sentence
Arif Aslan, the Voice of America (VoA) correspondent in Turkey’s eastern Van province, was arrested on Tuesday morning to serve…
Young people more skeptical of Turkish gov’t plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions: poll
June 16, 2020
Young people more skeptical of Turkish gov’t plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions: poll
Young people in Turkey have a relatively more negative view of the government’s move to reopen cafés, teahouses and restaurants…
Ministry seizes elderly woman’s house she donated to Gülen-linked foundation
June 15, 2020
Ministry seizes elderly woman’s house she donated to Gülen-linked foundation
Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry seized the house of an 87-year-old woman in the western province of Manisa because she…
5.7 magnitude earthquake jolts eastern Turkey, leaving one person dead
June 15, 2020
5.7 magnitude earthquake jolts eastern Turkey, leaving one person dead
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 shook Bingöl province in eastern Turkey on Sunday, leaving one person dead and…
Turkey releases 6 journalists after top appeals court overturns sentences
June 15, 2020
Turkey releases 6 journalists after top appeals court overturns sentences
The İstanbul 25th High Criminal Court on Monday released journalists Ahmet Memiş, Cemal Kalyoncu, Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu, Ünal Tanık, Yakup…
Signature campaign launched for release of jailed journalist suffering from cancer
June 13, 2020
Signature campaign launched for release of jailed journalist suffering from cancer
A signature campaign has been launched on the change.org website demanding the release of journalist Mevlüt Öztaş, who was diagnosed…
Investigations to be launched into critics of presidential online concerts
June 13, 2020
Investigations to be launched into critics of presidential online concerts
Individuals who make critical comments about online concerts by famous Turkish singers organized by the Communications Directorate of the presidential…