Turkey
Turkey cancels press cards of journalists from leftist Evrensel daily
January 24, 2020
Turkey cancels press cards of journalists from leftist Evrensel daily
The press credentials of journalists working for the leftist Evrensel newspaper have been cancelled for no reason that could be…
General re-arrested as Erdogan fumes at judges for freeing him
January 21, 2020
General re-arrested as Erdogan fumes at judges for freeing him
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan lashed out on Sunday at a court decision acquitting a former top general over coup charges,…
İstanbul’s Princes’ Islands mayor reveals new plan to prohibit horse-drawn carriages
January 17, 2020
İstanbul’s Princes’ Islands mayor reveals new plan to prohibit horse-drawn carriages
The municipality of İstanbul’s Princes’ Islands is determined to completely prohibit horse-drawn carriages, or phaetons, as a new deal with…
Pregnant Turkish inmate suffers anxiety attack after being denied medication
January 17, 2020
Pregnant Turkish inmate suffers anxiety attack after being denied medication
Esra Uymaz Saral, a 27-year-old Turkish woman who was arrested in İzmir when she was four and-a-half-months pregnant, has reportedly…
Turkey bars international lawyers from attending Demirtaş hearing
January 9, 2020
Turkey bars international lawyers from attending Demirtaş hearing
Turkish authorities on Tuesday prevented two members of the Connecticut-based Lawyers Without Borders from observing a hearing in the trial…
5-year-old subjected to strip search during prison visit: report
January 8, 2020
5-year-old subjected to strip search during prison visit: report
A 5-year-old boy was subjected to a strip search during a prison visit in Turkey’s Samsun province, according to a…
Top court reverses verdict acquitting former Fenerbahçe chairman of match fixing
January 4, 2020
Top court reverses verdict acquitting former Fenerbahçe chairman of match fixing
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed a decision from a high criminal court in İstanbul that acquitted former Fenerbahçe…
70 air force cadets sentenced to life in prison on coup charges
January 4, 2020
70 air force cadets sentenced to life in prison on coup charges
An İstanbul court has handed down life sentences to 70 air force academy cadets on charges of attempting to destroy…
[ANALYSIS] What to expect from Turkey in 2020
January 3, 2020
[ANALYSIS] What to expect from Turkey in 2020
The end of 2019 was marked in Turkey by an event during which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled the…
Davutoğlu opens TikTok account to engage with Turkey’s youth
January 2, 2020
Davutoğlu opens TikTok account to engage with Turkey’s youth
Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who recently established a new political party, opened an account on TikTok, a video-sharing…