Turkey
İstanbul court acquits defendants accused of Ergenekon membership
July 2, 2019
İstanbul court acquits defendants accused of Ergenekon membership
The İstanbul 4th High Criminal Court on Monday ruled to acquit 235 defendants who were accused of membership in the…
City council in Antalya reverses vote, allows Syrian refugees access to public beaches
July 2, 2019
City council in Antalya reverses vote, allows Syrian refugees access to public beaches
The municipal council of the Gazipaşa Municipality in the popular Turkish tourist resort of Antalya has voted to continue to…
Former coup plot judge given 13 years in prison over Gülen links
July 2, 2019
Former coup plot judge given 13 years in prison over Gülen links
Ömer Diken, a former judge who was on the panel hearing the 2003 Sledgehammer (Balyoz) coup plot trial, has been…
New İstanbul mayor attracts crowds as he takes city tram to work
July 2, 2019
New İstanbul mayor attracts crowds as he takes city tram to work
In a move unusual for a mayor of İstanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the newly elected mayor of Turkey’s most populous city,…
Turkish courts handed down sentences to 41 journalists in the first half of 2019
July 1, 2019
Turkish courts handed down sentences to 41 journalists in the first half of 2019
The Free Journalists Initiative (ÖGİ) has announced that the first six months of the year saw the trial of 287…
More executives resign at İstanbul Municipality after arrival of new mayor
July 1, 2019
More executives resign at İstanbul Municipality after arrival of new mayor
Kasım Kutlu, the director-general responsible for İstanbul’s underground railway infrastructure, and Hüseyin Hacıoğlu from the parking administration, İSPARK, resigned after…
Turkey imposed 369 curfews in Southeast in last 4 years: report
July 1, 2019
Turkey imposed 369 curfews in Southeast in last 4 years: report
Local Turkish authorities imposed 369 curfews in the southeastern region of the country between Aug. 16, 2015 and July 1,…
Turkish court sentences five journalists from shuttered pro-Kurdish newspaper to jail
July 1, 2019
Turkish court sentences five journalists from shuttered pro-Kurdish newspaper to jail
An Istanbul court on Friday sentenced five employees of the shuttered pro-Kurdish Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper on terror-related charges, news site…
Trial of Istanbul’s CHP chairperson politically-motivated, say opposition MPs
July 1, 2019
Trial of Istanbul’s CHP chairperson politically-motivated, say opposition MPs
The trial of the Istanbul chairperson of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is politically-motivated its deputies have claimed,…
İstanbul police disperse pride march with pepper spray, rubber bullets
July 1, 2019
İstanbul police disperse pride march with pepper spray, rubber bullets
Turkish police on Sunday disrupted an LGBTI+ pride march in İstanbul’s Beyoğlu district, dispersing the crowd with pepper spray and…