Turkey
Some 15 percent of Turkish population subjected to prosecution in 2018
June 6, 2019
Some 15 percent of Turkish population subjected to prosecution in 2018
Over 13 million Turkish citizens, roughly 15 percent of the entire population, were the subjects of prosecution in 2018, amounting…
Turkey detains 17 people with alleged Gülen ties on their way to Greece
June 6, 2019
Turkey detains 17 people with alleged Gülen ties on their way to Greece
Turkish police on Saturday detained 17 people who were on their way to Greece fleeing a post-coup crackdown targeting followers…
Flyers claiming exorbitant municipal spending considered ‘insult to president’
June 6, 2019
Flyers claiming exorbitant municipal spending considered ‘insult to president’
Turkish police intervened in a political gathering in İstanbul on Sunday and confiscated flyers about allegedly extravagant spending in the…
Turkish singer investigated for dedicating song to 13-year-old Gezi Park victim
June 6, 2019
Turkish singer investigated for dedicating song to 13-year-old Gezi Park victim
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Turkish singer Alpay after he at a concert commemorated a 13-year-old boy who…
Chechen leader’s son stars on Turkish state-run TV
June 2, 2019
Chechen leader’s son stars on Turkish state-run TV
Adem Kadyrov, one of the sons of Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic, has appeared in an episode of…
Turkish Airlines to stop offering Armenian weekly to passengers
June 2, 2019
Turkish Airlines to stop offering Armenian weekly to passengers
Turkey’s national carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) will no longer offer Armenian weekly newspaper Agos to its customers at the international…
HDP aims to persuade 200,000 Kurdish voters to support opposition’s İmamoğlu
June 2, 2019
HDP aims to persuade 200,000 Kurdish voters to support opposition’s İmamoğlu
Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Pervin Buldan has said their election campaign will aim to convince some 200,000 Kurds…
Turkey launches investigation into German journalist over social media accounts
June 2, 2019
Turkey launches investigation into German journalist over social media accounts
Ankara prosecutors have opened an investigation into German journalist of Turkish descent Süheyla Kaplan, over posts on her social media…
Ministry launches investigation into adoption of Kurdish name for Tunceli province
June 2, 2019
Ministry launches investigation into adoption of Kurdish name for Tunceli province
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into a recent decision of the municipal council of Tunceli in eastern Turkey…
İstanbul municipal employee fired for donating to İmamoğlu’s campaign
June 2, 2019
İstanbul municipal employee fired for donating to İmamoğlu’s campaign
Nuri Başkapan, who worked for the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, has been fired from his job of five years for donating…