Turkey
90 percent of İstanbul voters cancelling vacation plans ahead of new election: official
May 10, 2019
90 percent of İstanbul voters cancelling vacation plans ahead of new election: official
İstanbul residents are canceling vacation plans in order to stay in the city and vote in a new mayoral election…
Teacher who pleaded with gov’t to spare children’s lives vindicated by top Turkish court
May 10, 2019
Teacher who pleaded with gov’t to spare children’s lives vindicated by top Turkish court
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the imprisonment of Kurdish teacher Ayşe Çelik, who during a TV program in…
Minister says 20,000 investigated in Turkey over social media posts in 5 years
May 4, 2019
Minister says 20,000 investigated in Turkey over social media posts in 5 years
Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced that a total of 20,474 people in Turkey have been investigated due to…
Erdoğan opens Turkey’s biggest mosque, sparking criticism from opposition
May 4, 2019
Erdoğan opens Turkey’s biggest mosque, sparking criticism from opposition
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday inaugurated the largest mosque in Turkey, in a move that seals his Islamist rule…
Turkey orders detention of 92 people over Gülen links in post-coup crackdown
May 3, 2019
Turkey orders detention of 92 people over Gülen links in post-coup crackdown
Turkish prosecutors on Friday order the detention of 92 people, mainly soldiers, as part of a massive post-coup crackdown targeting…
CHP files criminal complaint against Ankara gendarmerie commander for Kılıçdaroğlu assault
May 3, 2019
CHP files criminal complaint against Ankara gendarmerie commander for Kılıçdaroğlu assault
Turkey’s main opposition party on Friday filed a criminal complaint against Brig. Gen. Ünsal Bulut, the gendarmerie commander of Ankara…
Famous Turkish chef ‘Salt Bae’ fined for threatening to kill former employee
May 2, 2019
Famous Turkish chef ‘Salt Bae’ fined for threatening to kill former employee
Social media sensation chef “Salt Bae” has been handed a $5,800 fine for threatening to kill one of his former…
Former PM Davutoğlu dissuades man from committing suicide on Bosporus Bridge
May 2, 2019
Former PM Davutoğlu dissuades man from committing suicide on Bosporus Bridge
A young man who attempted to take his own life by jumping from the Bosporus Bridge in İstanbul was dissuaded…
Former minister Babacan says discussing new party with friends: report
May 2, 2019
Former minister Babacan says discussing new party with friends: report
Former deputy prime minister and economy minister Ali Babacan has not denied claims that he will take part in the…
Erdoğan says his party will win İstanbul if new election is held
May 2, 2019
Erdoğan says his party will win İstanbul if new election is held
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is also the leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has said…