Turkey
AKP gov’t cancelled 3,804 press cards in 5 years
October 28, 2019
AKP gov’t cancelled 3,804 press cards in 5 years
Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has cancelled the press cards of 3,804 journalists over the past five years,…
Pollster: New parties to determine result of Turkey’s 2023 presidential election
October 24, 2019
Pollster: New parties to determine result of Turkey’s 2023 presidential election
Özer Sencar, the owner and president of the Ankara-based Metropoll polling company, has said new parties that will be established…
Turkish Parliament receives 30 summaries of proceedings for 19 HDP deputies
October 24, 2019
Turkish Parliament receives 30 summaries of proceedings for 19 HDP deputies
The Turkish Parliament has received 30 summaries of proceedings on terrorism charges against 19 deputies from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic…
Journalists in exile hold protest in Germany in support of jailed colleagues in Turkey
October 22, 2019
Journalists in exile hold protest in Germany in support of jailed colleagues in Turkey
Journalists who fled a government crackdown in Turkey and took shelter in Germany held a protest over the weekend on…
AKP Ordu mayor accused of earning $42,000 a month from state and private posts
October 22, 2019
AKP Ordu mayor accused of earning $42,000 a month from state and private posts
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) mayor of Ordu Hilmi Güler, also a former minister, takes in a monthly income…
Turkey detains 4 Kurdish mayors who were removed from office
October 21, 2019
Turkey detains 4 Kurdish mayors who were removed from office
Turkish police on Monday detained four Kurdish mayors, including the chief executive of Turkey’s largest predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakır,…
Turkey arrests 3 people protesting opposition party’s support for Syria incursion
October 19, 2019
Turkey arrests 3 people protesting opposition party’s support for Syria incursion
Three people who attempted to stage a demonstration protesting the support for a Turkish military incursion into northern Syria extended…
Turkish Parliament approves Syria, Iraq cross-border motion
October 11, 2019
Turkish Parliament approves Syria, Iraq cross-border motion
A motion extending the mandate of the Turkish Armed Forces to conduct military operations in Iraq and Syria for another…
MHP leader’s 16-day absence from public view leads to speculation about his health
October 11, 2019
MHP leader’s 16-day absence from public view leads to speculation about his health
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has been out of the public eye for 16 days due to health…
Man employed by former Ankara mayor as ‘Fetö specialist’ never worked
October 10, 2019
Man employed by former Ankara mayor as ‘Fetö specialist’ never worked
Çetin Acar was employed as a specialist on Fetö, a derogatory term coined by the Turkish government to refer to…