Turkey
Interior ministry lifts restrictions on some 11,000 more Turkish passports
February 21, 2020
Interior ministry lifts restrictions on some 11,000 more Turkish passports
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has announced that it has lifted restrictions on 11,027 passports that were imposed during a two-year-long state…
Latest figures show 26,862 people in jail over Gülen links: ministry
February 21, 2020
Latest figures show 26,862 people in jail over Gülen links: ministry
According to the latest figures, 26,862 people are in jail due to links to the Gülen movement, which is accused…
Reporter faces probe over story on minister buying land near Kanal İstanbul route
February 18, 2020
Reporter faces probe over story on minister buying land near Kanal İstanbul route
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a reporter from the Cumhuriyet daily due to a report she wrote last…
2 million Turks applied for unemployment benefits in 2019
February 18, 2020
2 million Turks applied for unemployment benefits in 2019
A total of 1,955,000 people in Turkey applied for unemployment benefits in 2019, according to data from the Turkish Employment…
Erdoğan’s AKP still has the lead in election survey
February 15, 2020
Erdoğan’s AKP still has the lead in election survey
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led the latest election poll conducted by the MetroPOLL company in January, despite…
Man thrown out of AKP group meeting after shouting ‘My children are hungry’
February 13, 2020
Man thrown out of AKP group meeting after shouting ‘My children are hungry’
A man was removed from a group meeting of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Wednesday after he…
Turkish prosecutor seeks up to 15 years in prison for journalist Deniz Yücel
February 13, 2020
Turkish prosecutor seeks up to 15 years in prison for journalist Deniz Yücel
An İstanbul prosecutor has demanded a prison sentence of up to 15 years, three months for German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel…
6 AKP officials file complaint against former army chief over remarks targeting party
February 8, 2020
6 AKP officials file complaint against former army chief over remarks targeting party
Six former and current deputies of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have filed a criminal complaint against former…
US court says Turkey must face charges in 2017 Kurdish protest assault case
February 7, 2020
US court says Turkey must face charges in 2017 Kurdish protest assault case
A federal court in Washington, DC, denied a request Thursday by Turkey to dismiss a civil suit by protesters who…
Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors violates voters’ rights: HRW
February 7, 2020
Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors violates voters’ rights: HRW
Turkey’s removal and arrest of multiple democratically elected Kurdish mayors across southeastern Turkey violates voters’ rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW)…