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İstanbul Convention for preventing domestic violence splits Erdoğan’s party
Turkey
July 7, 2020
İstanbul Convention for preventing domestic violence splits Erdoğan’s party
The İstanbul Convention, signed by member countries of the Council of Europe in 2011 to promote women’s rights and prevent…
Babacan vows to dissolve Turkey’s Wealth Fund, calls it an unregulated ‘black hole’
Turkey
July 2, 2020
Babacan vows to dissolve Turkey’s Wealth Fund, calls it an unregulated ‘black hole’
Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) leader Ali Babacan has promised to abolish Turkey’s Wealth Fund in the event his party…
AKP continues to lose voters, DEVA on the rise, new poll suggests
Turkey
July 2, 2020
AKP continues to lose voters, DEVA on the rise, new poll suggests
A new survey has indicated that Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been losing voters, while the newly…
Erdoğan announces tighter gov’t control over social media following insults to family
Turkey
July 1, 2020
Erdoğan announces tighter gov’t control over social media following insults to family
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed on Wednesday to tighten the government’s control over social media, a long-standing mission of…
Erdoğan’s youth outreach livestream gets ratioed
Turkey
June 26, 2020
Erdoğan’s youth outreach livestream gets ratioed
Friday’s livestream featuring young people and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead of the weekend’s university entrance examinations saw a…
Transportation authority rejects İstanbul mayor’s plan to issue new taxicab licenses
Turkey
June 25, 2020
Transportation authority rejects İstanbul mayor’s plan to issue new taxicab licenses
İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s plan to issue 6,000 new taxicab licenses and accompanying plates has been rejected by the city’s…
U.S.: “FETO” is not a terrorist organization
Turkey
June 25, 2020
U.S.: “FETO” is not a terrorist organization
The 2019 Country Terrorism Report, published annually by the US Department of Foreign Affairs, emphasized that the statement Turkish President…
Coronavirus outbreak has cost İstanbul some $730 million, mayor says: report
World
June 24, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak has cost İstanbul some $730 million, mayor says: report
The coronavirus outbreak has cost Turkey’s largest city, İstanbul, more than 5 billion Turkish lira ($730 million), according to Mayor…
Regional appeals court upholds CHP İstanbul official’s prison sentence
Turkey
June 23, 2020
Regional appeals court upholds CHP İstanbul official’s prison sentence
A regional court of appeals in İstanbul has ruled to uphold the prison sentence of nine years, eight months handed…
Yet another poll shows AKP vote shrinking to 30 percent
Turkey
June 22, 2020
Yet another poll shows AKP vote shrinking to 30 percent
The Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been ruling Turkey as a single-party government since 2002, would have had…