Turkey
EU reveals framework to sanction Turkey over Cyprus drilling
November 13, 2019
EU reveals framework to sanction Turkey over Cyprus drilling
The European Union has disclosed a framework for imposing sanctions on Turkey over its gas drilling in Mediterranean waters off…
Turkey revokes security detail assigned to prominent opposition figure
November 12, 2019
Turkey revokes security detail assigned to prominent opposition figure
The Turkish government has revoked a protective detail it previously assigned to Canan Kaftancıoğlu, a prominent member of the main…
Turkish police detain judge purged after 2016 failed coup
November 12, 2019
Turkish police detain judge purged after 2016 failed coup
Büşra Taşkıran, a former judge who was dismissed from her job in the aftermath of a 2016 failed coup attempt…
Turkey arrests two more Kurdish mayors
November 12, 2019
Turkey arrests two more Kurdish mayors
As part of a widening government crackdown on the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the co-mayors of İpekyolu in the…
[UPDATE] Turkey re-arrests journalist Altan one week after release from jail
November 12, 2019
[UPDATE] Turkey re-arrests journalist Altan one week after release from jail
Renowned Turkish journalist and writer Ahmet Altan was sent to jail on Tuesday evening one week after he was released…
4 siblings found dead in İstanbul in possible group suicide over debts
November 10, 2019
4 siblings found dead in İstanbul in possible group suicide over debts
Four siblings were found dead in an apartment building on Tuesday night in İstanbul’s Fatih district, with preliminary findings indicating…
I’m free but my friends still languish in Turkish jails
November 10, 2019
I’m free but my friends still languish in Turkish jails
Nothing is scarier than an encounter with the horrifying power of someone who holds your fate in his hands. That…
Davutoğlu says he wanted to work with Babacan on new party but was turned down
November 9, 2019
Davutoğlu says he wanted to work with Babacan on new party but was turned down
Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said he wanted to work together with former minister Ali Babacan for the…
Erdoğan aide says regrets remarks about post-coup purges being a ‘disaster’
November 9, 2019
Erdoğan aide says regrets remarks about post-coup purges being a ‘disaster’
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker Bülent Arınç, currently a member of the Presidential Higher Advisory Board, who recently…
Turkey’s top court overturns verdict based on legal entity’s terrorist group affiliation
November 8, 2019
Turkey’s top court overturns verdict based on legal entity’s terrorist group affiliation
Turkey’s top court has ruled that attending the activities of a legitimate association cannot be used as evidence of terrorism,…