Turkey
3 more mothers join sit-ins demanding Kurdish party facilitate return of their children
September 10, 2019
3 more mothers join sit-ins demanding Kurdish party facilitate return of their children
Three more mothers on Monday joined sit-ins in front of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) headquarters in Diyarbakır, demanding…
Former judge given 10 years over Gülen links
September 10, 2019
Former judge given 10 years over Gülen links
Hasan Hüseyin Özese, a former judge dismissed from his position after a failed coup in Turkey in 2016, was sentenced…
Purged human rights defender briefly taken into custody, subjected to excessive force
September 8, 2019
Purged human rights defender briefly taken into custody, subjected to excessive force
Veli Saçılık, a purged human rights defender, was allegedly subjected to excessive force on Thursday when he was taken into…
İstanbul Municipality displays hundreds of cars ‘wastefully’ leased by AKP in square
September 7, 2019
İstanbul Municipality displays hundreds of cars ‘wastefully’ leased by AKP in square
Hundreds of automobiles that were leased by the former Justice and Development Party (AKP) mayors of İstanbul have been put…
Photojournalist given suspended sentence for terrorist propaganda
September 7, 2019
Photojournalist given suspended sentence for terrorist propaganda
The İstanbul 33rd High Criminal Court on Thursday handed down a suspended 20-month sentence to a photojournalist on conviction of…
Turkey’s top religious body plans to build mosque on site of İstanbul’s first brewery: report
September 7, 2019
Turkey’s top religious body plans to build mosque on site of İstanbul’s first brewery: report
Turkey’s first modern brewery could face demolition after being transferred to the country’s top religious authority, which plans to build…
Turkey detains 9 en route to Greece over Gülen links: report
September 7, 2019
Turkey detains 9 en route to Greece over Gülen links: report
The Turkish gendarmerie on Thursday detained nine people who are being sought by prosecutors for alleged links to the faith-based…
49 women murdered in August in Turkey
September 4, 2019
49 women murdered in August in Turkey
Forty-nine women were murdered across Turkey in August, according to a monthly report by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.…
Erdoğan sees 10-point drop in approval rating in a year: poll
September 4, 2019
Erdoğan sees 10-point drop in approval rating in a year: poll
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s job approval rating has dropped 10 points over the past year, according to a survey…
RTÜK begins supervision of Internet broadcasting in Turkey
September 4, 2019
RTÜK begins supervision of Internet broadcasting in Turkey
A newly passed regulation authorizing Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) to exercise vast powers over online streaming services…