Turkey
Opposition leader calls on Erdoğan to remove son-in-law from Finance Ministry
July 10, 2019
Opposition leader calls on Erdoğan to remove son-in-law from Finance Ministry
İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has called on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to remove his son-in-law from the position…
Professional associations, unions denounce pro-gov’t think tank report profiling journalists
July 10, 2019
Professional associations, unions denounce pro-gov’t think tank report profiling journalists
Turkish journalist associations and unions held a press conference on Tuesday, denouncing a pro-government think tank report profiling journalists working…
Former minister resigns from ruling AKP, signals plans to found new party
July 10, 2019
Former minister resigns from ruling AKP, signals plans to found new party
Ali Babacan, a former minister and founding member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), announced on Monday that…
Kars mayor indicted on terrorism charges for role at now-closed Kurdish daily
July 10, 2019
Kars mayor indicted on terrorism charges for role at now-closed Kurdish daily
A Turkish prosecutor on Monday indicted Kars Mayor Ayhan Bilgen, a Kurdish politician from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), on…
New İstanbul mayor says municipality’s financial situation is ‘hair raising’
July 9, 2019
New İstanbul mayor says municipality’s financial situation is ‘hair raising’
Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected the new mayor of İstanbul in a repeat election on June 23, has said the…
$142 million donated from presidential budget to unnamed foundations: report
July 9, 2019
$142 million donated from presidential budget to unnamed foundations: report
A total of 818 million Turkish lira, around $142 million, has been disbursed from the budget of the Turkish presidency…
Former intelligence chief Uzun, arrested on terrorism, insult charges, released pending trial
July 9, 2019
Former intelligence chief Uzun, arrested on terrorism, insult charges, released pending trial
Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara who was arrested in April on…
Bomb-laden car explosion in Reyhanli district kills three Syrians
July 8, 2019
Bomb-laden car explosion in Reyhanli district kills three Syrians
Three Syrian occupants were killed when a car carrying a bomb exploded in the Reyhanli district of the southern province…
Constitutional Court rejects individual application in unsolved murder case
July 8, 2019
Constitutional Court rejects individual application in unsolved murder case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has declined to hear the case of an unsolved murder due to the expiration of the statute…
Turkish Justice Ministry says 29,487 in jail over Gülen links
July 8, 2019
Turkish Justice Ministry says 29,487 in jail over Gülen links
Turkey’s Justice Ministry announced on Friday that 29,487 people were currently in prison on charges of membership in the faith-based…