Turkey
[UPDATE] 5 Cumhuriyet journalists released from prison after top court ruling
September 14, 2019
[UPDATE] 5 Cumhuriyet journalists released from prison after top court ruling
Five journalists from the Cumhuriyet daily who have been in prison since April were released on Thursday evening after Turkey’s…
Erdoğan meets with 29 mayors, urges them to stop digging into past mayoral terms
September 14, 2019
Erdoğan meets with 29 mayors, urges them to stop digging into past mayoral terms
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday met with 29 metropolitan mayors at his presidential palace in Ankara and asked…
Support for executive presidency in Turkey drops to 37 percent: poll
September 12, 2019
Support for executive presidency in Turkey drops to 37 percent: poll
Only 37 percent of Turks support the executive-style presidential system that was adopted by a margin of 51.4 percent in…
Journalist following suspicious death of child flees Turkey, says he’s under investigation
September 12, 2019
Journalist following suspicious death of child flees Turkey, says he’s under investigation
Metin Cihan, a freelance Turkish journalist who has been closely following the case of the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death…
Opinion poll shows Turkey’s CHP as leading party for first time in years
September 11, 2019
Opinion poll shows Turkey’s CHP as leading party for first time in years
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has emerged as the leading party in a recent opinion poll for the…
İstanbul police want list of women who had abortions for use in investigations
September 11, 2019
İstanbul police want list of women who had abortions for use in investigations
The İstanbul Police Department has asked the provincial healthcare authority to provide it with a list of women who had…
Babacan says new party will be established by end of 2019
September 11, 2019
Babacan says new party will be established by end of 2019
Former Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan has said a new political party that he intends to establish will become reality…
In post-coup crackdown Turkey orders 152 detentions over Gülen links in one day
September 11, 2019
In post-coup crackdown Turkey orders 152 detentions over Gülen links in one day
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 152 people in a massive post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based…
Turkey’s top court fines government for police violence against journalist in Gezi protests
September 11, 2019
Turkey’s top court fines government for police violence against journalist in Gezi protests
The Turkish Constitutional Court has ordered the government to pay TL 27,500 ($4,750) in damages to journalist Erdal İmrek, who…
87-year-old man jailed on terrorism charges dies after heart attack in prison
September 11, 2019
87-year-old man jailed on terrorism charges dies after heart attack in prison
Mehmet Selim Buğrahan, an 87-year-old Kurdish man, has died in a hospital following a heart attack suffered in Kahramanmaraş Prison,…