Turkey
All inmates in 1 ward in Silivri Prison may have been infected with coronavirus: report
June 7, 2020
All inmates in 1 ward in Silivri Prison may have been infected with coronavirus: report
More than 40 inmates incarcerated in one prison ward in the notorious Silivri Prison in İstanbul may have been infected…
Newly arrested CHP deputy released from jail under anti-coronavirus measures
June 7, 2020
Newly arrested CHP deputy released from jail under anti-coronavirus measures
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, who was ousted from the Turkish Parliament along with two other…
Turkey orders detention of 68 people over Gülen links: report
June 5, 2020
Turkey orders detention of 68 people over Gülen links: report
Turkish prosecutors on Friday ordered the detention of 68 people as part of a large-scale crackdown targeting the faith-based Gülen…
Turkey’s elderly unhappy with ongoing age-based curfew: report
June 5, 2020
Turkey’s elderly unhappy with ongoing age-based curfew: report
Turkey’s elderly population has grown frustrated with the continuing COVID-19 restrictions for people above the age of 65, feeling that…
Turkish rapper detained after releasing video mocking Erdoğan’s son
June 1, 2020
Turkish rapper detained after releasing video mocking Erdoğan’s son
Turkish rapper Bulut Alpman, known as Rota, has been detained by the police the day after he released a video…
Turkey repatriates 12 ISIS detainees to Finland
June 1, 2020
Turkey repatriates 12 ISIS detainees to Finland
Turkey’s Interior Ministry said on Sunday that 12 Finnish Islamic State (ISIS) detainees, what it calls foreign terrorist fighters, have…
The legacy of the Mavi Marmara raid – a decade on
June 1, 2020
The legacy of the Mavi Marmara raid – a decade on
Ten years ago on Sunday, Israeli forces stormed the Mavi Marmara, a Turkish-owned vessel that was part of a flotilla…
Forty skulls of possible unsolved murder victims found in Turkish cave
June 1, 2020
Forty skulls of possible unsolved murder victims found in Turkish cave
Around 40 skulls believed to belong to the victims of unsolved murders in Turkey have been found in a cave…
Turkey sees record-breaking cigarette consumption in 2019
June 1, 2020
Turkey sees record-breaking cigarette consumption in 2019
Turkey saw its highest figures of cigarette consumption to date in 2019, with a total of 119.7 billion cigarettes consumed,…
Turkey lifts COVID-19 intercity travel restrictions
June 1, 2020
Turkey lifts COVID-19 intercity travel restrictions
Turkish Interior Ministry said in a circular sent to the country’s governorates that intercity travel restrictions brought in to contain…