Turkey
Nationalist politician claims PKK leader sought to prevent HDP abuse of İstanbul vote
June 22, 2019
Nationalist politician claims PKK leader sought to prevent HDP abuse of İstanbul vote
Devlet Bahçeli, the chairman of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has claimed that a recent letter from the leader of…
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
June 22, 2019
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
In yet another controversial move to attract Kurdish voters ahead of a critical mayoral election in İstanbul on Sunday, Turkish…
İmamoğlu leads İstanbul repeat election by 5 percent, new poll suggests
June 22, 2019
İmamoğlu leads İstanbul repeat election by 5 percent, new poll suggests
A survey conducted two days before the re-run of an İstanbul mayoral election indicates that the opposition’s Ekrem İmamoğlu is…
Turkish court blocks web pages over finance minister affair rumours
June 21, 2019
Turkish court blocks web pages over finance minister affair rumours
Turkish authorities on Friday blocked access to a title mentioning unverified rumours of an affair between the Turkish economy minister…
Rebecca Harms for monitoring the Gezi protests trial in Turkey
June 21, 2019
Rebecca Harms for monitoring the Gezi protests trial in Turkey
At the end of her mandate, Rebecca Harms, expert on Turkey and Green Member of the European Parliament, will travel…
Journalist Coşkun acquitted of insulting Turkey’s president
June 21, 2019
Journalist Coşkun acquitted of insulting Turkey’s president
An İstanbul on Thursday court ruled to acquit former Cumhuriyet daily court reporter Canan Coşkun of charges of insulting the…
Some 415,000 Syrian babies born in Turkey since 2011: official
June 21, 2019
Some 415,000 Syrian babies born in Turkey since 2011: official
More than 415,000 Syrian babies have been born in Turkey since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011,…
Founding member of Turkish opposition party assaulted
June 21, 2019
Founding member of Turkish opposition party assaulted
Metin Bozkurt, one of the founding members of the İyi (Good) Party, was attacked by a group of eight unidentified…
Erdoğan calls İmamoğlu a ‘lame duck,’ says Sunday’s vote is ‘symbolic’
June 21, 2019
Erdoğan calls İmamoğlu a ‘lame duck,’ says Sunday’s vote is ‘symbolic’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described the opposition’s mayoral candidate in İstanbul, who won the first election on March…
İDO accused of cancelling ferry lines to İstanbul ahead of critical vote
June 21, 2019
İDO accused of cancelling ferry lines to İstanbul ahead of critical vote
The İDO Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc., an İstanbul Municipality company operating sea buses and ferries, has been accused by…