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Turkey says Syria safe zone centre with U.S. fully operational
World
August 26, 2019
Turkey says Syria safe zone centre with U.S. fully operational
A joint Turkish-U.S. operation centre to work on a planned safe zone in north and east Syria, is fully operational,…
Erdoğan slams Istanbul mayor İmamoglu over vacationing during flash flooding
Turkey
August 25, 2019
Erdoğan slams Istanbul mayor İmamoglu over vacationing during flash flooding
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday blasted the opposition mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, over what he called a…
17 detained in Ankara during protests over removal of Kurdish mayors
Turkey
August 24, 2019
17 detained in Ankara during protests over removal of Kurdish mayors
Police on Thursday detained 17 people who took part in a demonstration in Turkey’s capital city of Ankara in protest…
US says Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors ‘concerning’
World
August 24, 2019
US says Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors ‘concerning’
State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus in a press briefing on Wednesday criticized Turkey’s action two days before in ousting three…
İstanbul governor nixes investigation into Erdoğan bodyguards who beat lawyer
Turkey
August 21, 2019
İstanbul governor nixes investigation into Erdoğan bodyguards who beat lawyer
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has refused to allow an investigation into two police officers who, as bodyguards of President Recep…
HDP calls on other parties to raise their voice against removal of elected mayors
Turkey
August 21, 2019
HDP calls on other parties to raise their voice against removal of elected mayors
Kurdish Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Pervin Buldan has called on political parties in the Turkish parliament, other than the…
Residents of 56 pct of Turkish provinces subjected to polluted air: report
Turkey
August 20, 2019
Residents of 56 pct of Turkish provinces subjected to polluted air: report
The people in more than half of Turkey’s 81 provinces — 56 percent — breathed polluted air last year, according…
Number of bar associations boycotting judicial ceremony at Erdoğan palace rises to 41
Turkey
August 20, 2019
Number of bar associations boycotting judicial ceremony at Erdoğan palace rises to 41
Following the decision of nine bar associations across Turkey to boycott the opening ceremony of the new judicial year at…
Kurdish official predicts ‘big war’ in NE Syria if Turkish-US talks fail: report
World
August 8, 2019
Kurdish official predicts ‘big war’ in NE Syria if Turkish-US talks fail: report
A Turkish attack on Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria would spark a “big war” if US efforts fail to block…
Turkey will not allow US to delay establishment of safe zone in Syria: minister
World
August 8, 2019
Turkey will not allow US to delay establishment of safe zone in Syria: minister
Turkey will not allow efforts to establish a safe zone with the United States in northeast Syria to stall in…