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[UPDATE] Turkey re-arrests journalist Altan one week after release from jail
Turkey
November 12, 2019
[UPDATE] Turkey re-arrests journalist Altan one week after release from jail
Renowned Turkish journalist and writer Ahmet Altan was sent to jail on Tuesday evening one week after he was released…
Broadcast watchdog blasts ice cream commercials as immoral
Media
November 11, 2019
Broadcast watchdog blasts ice cream commercials as immoral
An official from the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcast authority, has said that amendments will be made…
Davutoğlu says he wanted to work with Babacan on new party but was turned down
Turkey
November 9, 2019
Davutoğlu says he wanted to work with Babacan on new party but was turned down
Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said he wanted to work together with former minister Ali Babacan for the…
Erdoğan aide says regrets remarks about post-coup purges being a ‘disaster’
Turkey
November 9, 2019
Erdoğan aide says regrets remarks about post-coup purges being a ‘disaster’
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker Bülent Arınç, currently a member of the Presidential Higher Advisory Board, who recently…
Pro-gov’t journalist becomes new editor-in-chief of Hürriyet daily
Turkey
November 7, 2019
Pro-gov’t journalist becomes new editor-in-chief of Hürriyet daily
Turkish journalist Ahmet Hakan Coşkun, who has been criticized for avoiding any sharp criticism of the Turkish government and repeating…
Presidential board vows to give no ground in fight against Gülen movement
Turkey
November 7, 2019
Presidential board vows to give no ground in fight against Gülen movement
Turkey’s newly established Presidential Higher Advisory Board led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has voiced its determination to continue with…
80 fellow graduates of Erdoğan’s son in management at Turkey’s national carrier
World
November 7, 2019
80 fellow graduates of Erdoğan’s son in management at Turkey’s national carrier
Some 80 executives at Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), are graduates of the same high school as President Recep…
Erdoğan shrugs off criticism of executive presidency, gives Atatürk as an example
Turkey
November 6, 2019
Erdoğan shrugs off criticism of executive presidency, gives Atatürk as an example
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday responded to criticism of Turkey’s executive presidential system of governance directed by the…
Interior minister calls İstanbul mayor a ‘fool’ due to gov’t criticism in Strasbourg
Turkey
November 4, 2019
Interior minister calls İstanbul mayor a ‘fool’ due to gov’t criticism in Strasbourg
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu called İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu a “fool” due to his recent criticism of the Turkish…
İstanbul Municipality to lose zoning authority in vicinity of the Bosporus
Turkey
October 31, 2019
İstanbul Municipality to lose zoning authority in vicinity of the Bosporus
The İstanbul Municipality will no longer have the authority to regulate zoning and development of real estate around the Bosporus…