Turkey
Turkish parliament debates coronavirus release bill that excludes political prisoners: report
April 7, 2020
Turkish parliament debates coronavirus release bill that excludes political prisoners: report
Turkey’s parliament debated a prisoner release bill on Tuesday that aims to ease overcrowding in prisons and protect detainees from…
Erdoğan takes legal action against TV anchor over tweet about a speech
April 7, 2020
Erdoğan takes legal action against TV anchor over tweet about a speech
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint with İstanbul prosecutors against Fox TV news anchor Fatih Portakal,…
Construction of new palace for Erdoğan continues despite COVID-19 outbreak
April 5, 2020
Construction of new palace for Erdoğan continues despite COVID-19 outbreak
The construction of a new presidential complex for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ahlat near Lake Van in eastern Turkey…
Rights groups say Turkey’s prisoner release must not exclude political detainees: report
April 2, 2020
Rights groups say Turkey’s prisoner release must not exclude political detainees: report
Turkish academics, journalists and rights groups are demanding that a planned release of tens of thousands of prisoners to stem…
State-run bank blocked $135,000 in donations for coronavirus relief: İmamoğlu
April 2, 2020
State-run bank blocked $135,000 in donations for coronavirus relief: İmamoğlu
İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Thursday revealed that state-run Vakıfbank has blocked TL 900,000 ($135,000) that his municipality had raised…
Turkey announces restrictions on weekend outdoor leisure activities amid coronavirus outbreak
March 28, 2020
Turkey announces restrictions on weekend outdoor leisure activities amid coronavirus outbreak
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Friday announced additional measures against the coronavirus outbreak, saying that the country had banned…
Stay-at-home order possible in Turkey if coronavirus outbreak worsens: report
March 28, 2020
Stay-at-home order possible in Turkey if coronavirus outbreak worsens: report
Turkey could order the public to stay at home if coronavirus infections continue to spread, the government said on Thursday…
2 Turkish soldiers killed in attack carried out by PKK in N. Iraq: report
March 28, 2020
2 Turkish soldiers killed in attack carried out by PKK in N. Iraq: report
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a mortar attack launched by Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq,…
33-year-old Turkish woman with chronic disease dies due to coronavirus: report
March 28, 2020
33-year-old Turkish woman with chronic disease dies due to coronavirus: report
Dilek Tahtalı, a 33-year-old woman with a chronic disease, has become one of the latest victims of the coronavirus in…
Prosecutor drafts indictment 5 years after Kurdish human rights lawyer’s murder
March 27, 2020
Prosecutor drafts indictment 5 years after Kurdish human rights lawyer’s murder
The Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor’s Office has drafted an indictment on the November 2015 killing of Kurdish human rights lawyer Tahir…