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Arbitration tribunal rejects Belgian company’s case against Turkey
Turkey
September 22, 2021
Arbitration tribunal rejects Belgian company’s case against Turkey
The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has rejected an arbitration claim filed against the Turkish…
LIVE | Turkey Tribunal: 2016 coup was a ‘gift from God’ for gov’t to purge independent judiciary
Turkey
September 22, 2021
LIVE | Turkey Tribunal: 2016 coup was a ‘gift from God’ for gov’t to purge independent judiciary
The judges of the Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in…
FILE | The facts of 15 July 2016 coup attempt
Turkey
August 29, 2021
FILE | The facts of 15 July 2016 coup attempt
Facts of July 15 gathered in one work from A. Burak Akif. In the early years of the AKP rule,…
TMSF faces criminal complaint due to sale of logistics companies seized over Gülen links
Turkey
August 13, 2021
TMSF faces criminal complaint due to sale of logistics companies seized over Gülen links
Lawyers for a small opposition party have filed a criminal complaint against officials from Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF)…
Turkey’s RTÜK stifles debate after every major crisis
Turkey
August 7, 2021
Turkey’s RTÜK stifles debate after every major crisis
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), stifles debate over government accountability after deadly incidents such as…
AKP’s environmentally irresponsible policies blamed for Turkey’s wildfires
Turkey
August 7, 2021
AKP’s environmentally irresponsible policies blamed for Turkey’s wildfires
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are facing increased criticism over their poor…
A weakened Erdoğan defers his plans for a new purge of the military
Turkey
August 7, 2021
A weakened Erdoğan defers his plans for a new purge of the military
In the early days of August every year, the Supreme Military Council (YAŞ), a high-level group of politicians and generals…
Municipal council approves mayor’s anti-refugee proposal
Turkey
August 5, 2021
Municipal council approves mayor’s anti-refugee proposal
The municipal council of the northwestern Turkish province of Bolu has approved by a majority vote a controversial proposal made…
Opposition mayors ready to breathe new life into THK’s firefighting aircraft
Turkey
August 5, 2021
Opposition mayors ready to breathe new life into THK’s firefighting aircraft
Eleven mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have said in a joint statement that they are ready…
Pro-gov’t journalist suggests another coup attempt is looming in Turkey
Turkey
August 4, 2021
Pro-gov’t journalist suggests another coup attempt is looming in Turkey
A staunchly pro-government journalist in Turkey has suggested that “strange developments” are taking place against the ruling Justice and Development…