Turkey
Governor’s office removes 4 neighborhood officials from posts in Batman province
August 24, 2019
Governor’s office removes 4 neighborhood officials from posts in Batman province
The governor’s office of the eastern Turkish province of Batman removed four elected neighborhood officials, or muhtars, from their posts…
Syrian army offensive poses serious threat to Turkey, Erdoğan tells Putin
August 24, 2019
Syrian army offensive poses serious threat to Turkey, Erdoğan tells Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the recent offensive conducted by the Syrian army in the northwestern province of…
Babacan’s new party to be established by end of year: report
August 24, 2019
Babacan’s new party to be established by end of year: report
An aide of Turkey’s former deputy prime minister Ali Babacan has said a new political party that Babacan aims to…
17 detained in Ankara during protests over removal of Kurdish mayors
August 24, 2019
17 detained in Ankara during protests over removal of Kurdish mayors
Police on Thursday detained 17 people who took part in a demonstration in Turkey’s capital city of Ankara in protest…
3 soldiers killed, 1 injured in clash with PKK in SE Turkey
August 24, 2019
3 soldiers killed, 1 injured in clash with PKK in SE Turkey
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and another was injured during a clash with the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in…
Diyarbakır Governor’s Office instigated removal of Kurdish mayor a day after the election: report
August 23, 2019
Diyarbakır Governor’s Office instigated removal of Kurdish mayor a day after the election: report
While the Turkish government maintained that the recent ousting of three Kurdish mayors from office was the result of investigations…
İzmir police detain 27 lawyers at protest over removal of Kurdish mayors
August 23, 2019
İzmir police detain 27 lawyers at protest over removal of Kurdish mayors
Police in İzmir detained 26 lawyers and one journalist during a protest on Thursday over the removal of recently elected…
At least 20 high appeals court judges to boycott ceremony at Erdoğan’s palace: report
August 21, 2019
At least 20 high appeals court judges to boycott ceremony at Erdoğan’s palace: report
At least 20 judges from Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals have decided to boycott the opening ceremony of the new…
Gov’t-appointed trustee dissolves HDP-majority Van City Council
August 21, 2019
Gov’t-appointed trustee dissolves HDP-majority Van City Council
Mehmet Emin Bilmez, appointed by Turkey’s Interior Ministry as a trustee in place of the mayor of Van, who was…
İstanbul governor nixes investigation into Erdoğan bodyguards who beat lawyer
August 21, 2019
İstanbul governor nixes investigation into Erdoğan bodyguards who beat lawyer
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has refused to allow an investigation into two police officers who, as bodyguards of President Recep…