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Turkey summons Bulgarian envoy over election interference claims
November 21, 2021
Turkey summons Bulgarian envoy over election interference claims
The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the Bulgarian ambassador to Turkey on Thursday after the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish…
Imam punished for contradicting Erdoğan’s accusations against Gezi protestors is suffering from kidney failure
November 21, 2021
Imam punished for contradicting Erdoğan’s accusations against Gezi protestors is suffering from kidney failure
Fuat Yıldırım, the former deputy imam (müezzin) of İstanbul’s historic Bezmiâlem Valide Sultan Mosque during the 2013 Gezi protests who…
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 110 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
November 21, 2021
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 110 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 110 people due to alleged links to the Gülen…
No lasting recovery in sight for lira unless CB frees itself from Erdoğan: FT
November 21, 2021
No lasting recovery in sight for lira unless CB frees itself from Erdoğan: FT
Investors and analysts have argued that there is little prospect of a lasting recovery for the lira unless Turkey’s central…
Snap election only way out of Turkey’s financial woes, jailed Kurdish leader says
November 21, 2021
Snap election only way out of Turkey’s financial woes, jailed Kurdish leader says
Imprisoned Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş has said that the only way out of Turkey’s financial troubles is holding a snap…
27 children killed, 160 subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in 2021: report
November 21, 2021
27 children killed, 160 subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in 2021: report
A report by human rights defender and opposition deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has revealed that at least 27 children were killed…
I was electrocuted, beaten and made impotent, sexual torture victim says
November 7, 2021
I was electrocuted, beaten and made impotent, sexual torture victim says
Ayhan Demir, 45, said he was made impotent as a result of the sexual torture and electrocution he was subjected…
38 former judges and prosecutors indicted for ‘conspiracy’ in match-fixing scandal
November 7, 2021
38 former judges and prosecutors indicted for ‘conspiracy’ in match-fixing scandal
An İstanbul prosecutor has drafted an indictment against 38 former judges and prosecutors on conspiracy-related charges regarding a match-fixing scandal…
Turkish rights group takes legal action against ex-intel chief over torture confession
November 7, 2021
Turkish rights group takes legal action against ex-intel chief over torture confession
The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) announced that it has brought legal action against a former intelligence chief who…
Turkey’s state-owned enterprises lost $1.65 billion in 2020: report
November 7, 2021
Turkey’s state-owned enterprises lost $1.65 billion in 2020: report
Turkey’s state-owned enterprises suffered a loss of TL 16 billion ($1.65 billion) in total in 2020, local media reported on…