Turkey
Öcalan called on Kurds to remain ‘impartial’ in Sunday’s vote, Kurdish academic claims
June 21, 2019
Öcalan called on Kurds to remain ‘impartial’ in Sunday’s vote, Kurdish academic claims
The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) called on the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to remain “impartial”…
33 detained in İzmir-based operation against Gülen movement followers
June 20, 2019
33 detained in İzmir-based operation against Gülen movement followers
Turkish police teams detained 33 individuals in an operation based in the western province of İzmir against alleged followers of…
Erdoğan says İmamoğlu can’t become mayor unless he apologizes to governor
June 19, 2019
Erdoğan says İmamoğlu can’t become mayor unless he apologizes to governor
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said opposition candidate for İstanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu cannot assume the post if he…
10 guns owned by Turkish state broadcaster went missing: opposition deputy
June 19, 2019
10 guns owned by Turkish state broadcaster went missing: opposition deputy
Ten guns owned by the state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) İzmir Regional Directorate have gone missing and no investigation…
Finance minister sends thank you note to businessman convicted of Gülen links
June 19, 2019
Finance minister sends thank you note to businessman convicted of Gülen links
Turkey’s Finance Minister Berat Albayrak has sent a thank you note to businessman Hüseyin Nuri Çomu, who was convicted of…
CNN Türk sold to pro-gov’t media group: report
June 19, 2019
CNN Türk sold to pro-gov’t media group: report
The Turkish franchise of CNN International, CNN Türk, owned by the Demirören Group, has been sold to the pro-government Turkuvaz…
Purge victim teacher takes own life in Denizli
June 19, 2019
Purge victim teacher takes own life in Denizli
Canan Ş., one of the thousands of teachers who were fired by the Turkish government due to their alleged links…
Erdoğan spends record $430 mln from state budget in first 5 months of 2019
June 19, 2019
Erdoğan spends record $430 mln from state budget in first 5 months of 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spent a record amount of TL 2.5 billion ($430 million) from the state budget…
Jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş urges support for opposition’s İstanbul mayoral candidate
June 19, 2019
Jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş urges support for opposition’s İstanbul mayoral candidate
Former co-chairperson of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been behind bars since November 2016, has…
Kurdish airport worker commits suicide over social exclusion due to ethnic roots
June 19, 2019
Kurdish airport worker commits suicide over social exclusion due to ethnic roots
A Kurdish security guard working at İstanbul Airport committed suicide on Monday evening, jumping from an elevated area in an…