Turkey
HDP calls on other parties to raise their voice against removal of elected mayors
August 21, 2019
HDP calls on other parties to raise their voice against removal of elected mayors
Kurdish Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Pervin Buldan has called on political parties in the Turkish parliament, other than the…
Detention warrants issued for 18 in İzmir over Gülen ties
August 21, 2019
Detention warrants issued for 18 in İzmir over Gülen ties
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 18 individuals in the western province of İzmir on allegations of being followers…
Kurdish mayor summoned to testify in terrorism investigation
August 21, 2019
Kurdish mayor summoned to testify in terrorism investigation
Ayhan Bilgen, the co-mayor of Kars from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), announced on Tuesday that he had been…
Turkish journalist detained on terrorism charges
August 21, 2019
Turkish journalist detained on terrorism charges
Ayşegül Tözeren, a columnist for the Evrensel daily and a poet, was detained by police early Tuesday on suspicion of…
6 journalists detained amid protests against removal of Kurdish mayors
August 20, 2019
6 journalists detained amid protests against removal of Kurdish mayors
Six journalists in Mardin and Diyarbakır were taken into police custody while following protests against the government removal of three…
Residents of 56 pct of Turkish provinces subjected to polluted air: report
August 20, 2019
Residents of 56 pct of Turkish provinces subjected to polluted air: report
The people in more than half of Turkey’s 81 provinces — 56 percent — breathed polluted air last year, according…
503 forest fires scorch 1,344 acres of Turkish land in a month: report
August 20, 2019
503 forest fires scorch 1,344 acres of Turkish land in a month: report
Turkey has experienced 503 forest fires in the last month, according to the Habertürk news website, destroying 1,344 hectares of…
Turkey’s top religious body says Bugs Bunny, Popeye encourage aggression in children
August 20, 2019
Turkey’s top religious body says Bugs Bunny, Popeye encourage aggression in children
Turkey’s state body regulating the role of Islam in the country has said certain cartoons, including Bugs Bunny, Teenage Mutant…
First act of gov’t-appointed trustee in Van: hanging Erdoğan’s photo in mayor’s office
August 20, 2019
First act of gov’t-appointed trustee in Van: hanging Erdoğan’s photo in mayor’s office
Mehmet Emin Bilmez , the former governor of the eastern Turkish province of Van who was appointed on Monday as…
Number of bar associations boycotting judicial ceremony at Erdoğan palace rises to 41
August 20, 2019
Number of bar associations boycotting judicial ceremony at Erdoğan palace rises to 41
Following the decision of nine bar associations across Turkey to boycott the opening ceremony of the new judicial year at…