Turkey
Another Turkish journalist attacked in Antalya after threats from local politician
May 16, 2019
Another Turkish journalist attacked in Antalya after threats from local politician
İdris Özyol, a journalist who writes for the local Yeni Yüzyıl newspaper in southern Antalya province, was assaulted by unknown…
What’s behind Istanbul election board president’s sudden retirement?
May 16, 2019
What’s behind Istanbul election board president’s sudden retirement?
Last week’s retirement of the president of the Istanbul election board raised serious questions ahead of the crucial and controversial…
Son fired from job as SP İstanbul mayoral nominee considers abandoning bid
May 14, 2019
Son fired from job as SP İstanbul mayoral nominee considers abandoning bid
Felicity Party (SP) İstanbul mayoral candidate Necdet Gökçınar’s son has been fired from his job at Turkey’s main stock exchange…
3 mothers of hunger strikers recorded by police as ‘ignorant’ instead of ‘illiterate’
May 14, 2019
3 mothers of hunger strikers recorded by police as ‘ignorant’ instead of ‘illiterate’
Three mothers of inmates on a hunger strike in Turkish prisons have been referred to as “ignorant” in police records…
Davutoğlu to announce establishment of new party in Diyarbakır: report
May 14, 2019
Davutoğlu to announce establishment of new party in Diyarbakır: report
Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will make public the establishment of a new political party at a fast-breaking dinner…
Turkey ranked second worst in Europe for LGBTI individuals
May 14, 2019
Turkey ranked second worst in Europe for LGBTI individuals
A ranking by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has put Turkey in the second lowest…
Turkey’s Islamist opposition will not withdraw candidate in İstanbul mayoral race
May 14, 2019
Turkey’s Islamist opposition will not withdraw candidate in İstanbul mayoral race
The candidate for mayor of İstanbul from Turkey’s Islamist opposition party will not withdraw his bid from a re-run of…
Turkey celebrates Mother’s Day as thousands of mothers are behind bars
May 12, 2019
Turkey celebrates Mother’s Day as thousands of mothers are behind bars
As Turkey celebrated the Mother’s day on Sunday, more than 17,000 women, many of them with babies, have been deprived…
Former chief justice says election board’s İstanbul decision ‘confirmation of guilt’
May 11, 2019
Former chief justice says election board’s İstanbul decision ‘confirmation of guilt’
Turkey’s former chief justice, Haşim Kılıç, has said the country’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has confirmed its guilt by nullifying…
11 elected neighborhood administrators removed from office on terrorism allegations
May 11, 2019
11 elected neighborhood administrators removed from office on terrorism allegations
Eleven neighborhood administrators, or muhtars, who were elected in the March 31 local elections in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır…