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Personal masseuse to former Ankara mayor was on municipal payroll
Turkey
December 14, 2019
Personal masseuse to former Ankara mayor was on municipal payroll
A Moldovan woman who was employed by the Ankara Municipality during the time in office of former Justice and Development…
Istanbul hits back after ruling party slams water pricing plan
Turkey
November 30, 2019
Istanbul hits back after ruling party slams water pricing plan
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu told reporters that city councillors from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) had put on…
Turkey’s top religious body opens mosque in Djibouti
Turkey
November 30, 2019
Turkey’s top religious body opens mosque in Djibouti
The Turkish Diyanet Foundation (TDV), affiliated with Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate, has finished construction of a mosque in Djibouti, Turkish…
63-year-old woman detained after criticizing Turkish gov’t in public market
Turkey
November 29, 2019
63-year-old woman detained after criticizing Turkish gov’t in public market
A 63-year old woman in İstanbul was detained after she criticized the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in a…
Top Turkish court cancels security investigation requirement for state employment
Turkey
November 29, 2019
Top Turkish court cancels security investigation requirement for state employment
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has cancelled a controversial article in a law that went into effect during a state of emergency…
Former Turkish PM Davutoğlu’s new party to be established within weeks: report
Turkey
November 29, 2019
Former Turkish PM Davutoğlu’s new party to be established within weeks: report
Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who was once President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s closest ally but who broke away from…
Teachers’ union protests education budget in Turkish capital
Turkey
November 24, 2019
Teachers’ union protests education budget in Turkish capital
Thousands took part in a rally on Saturday in Turkey’s capital Ankara, protesting the budget allocated for education, Sendika.org reported.…
Turkish government seeks foreign investors to reboot housing sector
Turkey
November 24, 2019
Turkish government seeks foreign investors to reboot housing sector
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have long relied on the construction sector as…
İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu in London to reassure investors: report
Business
November 17, 2019
İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu in London to reassure investors: report
İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a political opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on Thursday he was on a…
Pro-government Turkish journalist’s credentials questioned by Trump at news conference
World
November 17, 2019
Pro-government Turkish journalist’s credentials questioned by Trump at news conference
US President Donald Trump could not help but question the credentials of a pro-government Turkish journalist who asked him a…