Turkey
Erdoğan’s son calls for new age built by Muslims scientists
August 6, 2019
Erdoğan’s son calls for new age built by Muslims scientists
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son Bilal Erdoğan on Monday said Muslim thinkers and scientist would build a new age…
Negotiations with U.S. officials on Syria safe zone to resume on Tuesday, says Turkish defence ministry
August 6, 2019
Negotiations with U.S. officials on Syria safe zone to resume on Tuesday, says Turkish defence ministry
The Turkish Defence Ministry said negotiations with U.S. military officials on the planned establishment of the safe zone in the…
Turkish government destroys 302K copies of books at schools over Gulenists publishers: minister
August 5, 2019
Turkish government destroys 302K copies of books at schools over Gulenists publishers: minister
Turkey’s Education Ministry has removed 301,878 books from schools across the country so far and destroyed them as part of…
Turkey’s media watchdog head says critics of new regulation are ill-minded
August 4, 2019
Turkey’s media watchdog head says critics of new regulation are ill-minded
The head of Turkey’s media watchdog on Sunday said objections over a new regulation extending its powers to cover internet…
Coal mines in western Turkey threatens villages, nature
August 4, 2019
Coal mines in western Turkey threatens villages, nature
Settlements around Yatağan Power Plant, a coal power plant in the western province of Muğla, are severely affected, left-leaning Turkish…
Turkish Cypriot minister says EU sanctions cannot deter Ankara, Nicosia
August 4, 2019
Turkish Cypriot minister says EU sanctions cannot deter Ankara, Nicosia
Turkish Cypriot’s Energy and Economy Minister said on Sunday no one should expect Turkey and Turkish Cypriots to renounce their…
Turkey’s first Alevi high school part of ruling AKP’s assimilation efforts, say officials
August 4, 2019
Turkey’s first Alevi high school part of ruling AKP’s assimilation efforts, say officials
Officials from Turkey’s Alevi community have dismissed the country’s first high school set to teach the main tenets of the…
Turkey leading country in tobacco taxation at 87 pct
August 4, 2019
Turkey leading country in tobacco taxation at 87 pct
Following a series of hikes to tobacco taxes since the beginning of 2019, Turkey leads the world in taxes levied…
Turkey’s Kurdish political groups call on gov’t, opposition to cooperate in finding peace
August 4, 2019
Turkey’s Kurdish political groups call on gov’t, opposition to cooperate in finding peace
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political groups on Sunday released a joint statement, calling for the country’s ruling party and opposition to cooperate…
Imamoğlu announces sea festival for Istanbul in 2020
August 4, 2019
Imamoğlu announces sea festival for Istanbul in 2020
Istanbul’s newly elected opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has announced a sea festival for Turkey’s coastal megacity in 2020, independent news…