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Recent arrests aimed at preventing pro-Kurdish HDP from entering elections, former mayor claims
Turkey
October 16, 2020
Recent arrests aimed at preventing pro-Kurdish HDP from entering elections, former mayor claims
Ayhan Bilgen, a former co-mayor from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was recently arrested along with 16 other…
Outrage boils over as photos reveal suspicious death of inmate in Turkish prison
Turkey
October 16, 2020
Outrage boils over as photos reveal suspicious death of inmate in Turkish prison
Postmortem photos of former Deputy Police Chief Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, who was found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkey’s Gümüşhane…
Podcasts are the reason Ankara is targeting Spotify, pundit says
Turkey
October 13, 2020
Podcasts are the reason Ankara is targeting Spotify, pundit says
The audio streaming platform Spotify, which faces a ban in Turkey if it does not abide by a government notice…
105 active duty soldiers among 167 sought in post-coup purge
Turkey
October 13, 2020
105 active duty soldiers among 167 sought in post-coup purge
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 167 people, at least 105 of whom are soldiers on active duty, in…
Prosecutor demands aggravated life for Kavala in new indictment
Turkey
October 9, 2020
Prosecutor demands aggravated life for Kavala in new indictment
An Istanbul prosecutor in a new indictment has demanded an aggravated life sentence for Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and…
Parliamentary oversight of Turkish gov’t expenditures to be abolished
Turkey
October 8, 2020
Parliamentary oversight of Turkish gov’t expenditures to be abolished
The Turkish parliament will soon debate a bill that will remove government expenditures from parliamentary oversight, Turkish media outlets reported…
Hate speech targeting Armenians in Turkey on the rise, warns opposition lawmaker
Turkey
October 8, 2020
Hate speech targeting Armenians in Turkey on the rise, warns opposition lawmaker
Incidents of hate speech and war propaganda targeting the Armenian minority in Turkey have been increasing amid the recent Azerbaijani-Armenian…
Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe
World
October 7, 2020
Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe
Recent incidents in Europe indicate that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s “long arm” has again started operating on the continent,…
Council of Europe, rights watchdog condemn arrest of pro-Kurdish politicians
Turkey
October 3, 2020
Council of Europe, rights watchdog condemn arrest of pro-Kurdish politicians
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Council of Europe (CoE) have denounced Ankara’s recent crackdown on politicians from the pro-Kurdish…
Uproar erupts in Turkey as minister admits to hiding true coronavirus numbers
Life Style
October 2, 2020
Uproar erupts in Turkey as minister admits to hiding true coronavirus numbers
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca made a bombshell revelation on Wednesday, saying that the government does not add the number…