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Coronavirus outbreak has cost İstanbul some $730 million, mayor says: report
World
June 24, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak has cost İstanbul some $730 million, mayor says: report
The coronavirus outbreak has cost Turkey’s largest city, İstanbul, more than 5 billion Turkish lira ($730 million), according to Mayor…
Regional appeals court upholds CHP İstanbul official’s prison sentence
Turkey
June 23, 2020
Regional appeals court upholds CHP İstanbul official’s prison sentence
A regional court of appeals in İstanbul has ruled to uphold the prison sentence of nine years, eight months handed…
Yet another poll shows AKP vote shrinking to 30 percent
Turkey
June 22, 2020
Yet another poll shows AKP vote shrinking to 30 percent
The Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been ruling Turkey as a single-party government since 2002, would have had…
Turkey’s Russian nuclear power project hits legal hurdle
World
June 21, 2020
Turkey’s Russian nuclear power project hits legal hurdle
Russia’s $20 billion nuclear power project located in Mersin on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast has long come under fire over safety…
Turkish polling guru says AKP vote below 30 percent in February survey
Turkey
June 7, 2020
Turkish polling guru says AKP vote below 30 percent in February survey
The Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been ruling Turkey as a single-party government since 2002, would have had…
Newly arrested CHP deputy released from jail under anti-coronavirus measures
Turkey
June 7, 2020
Newly arrested CHP deputy released from jail under anti-coronavirus measures
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, who was ousted from the Turkish Parliament along with two other…
Coronavirus gives Turkey’s Erdoğan a lifeline – op-ed
World
May 29, 2020
Coronavirus gives Turkey’s Erdoğan a lifeline – op-ed
The novel coronavirus pandemic has reinforced Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rule amid a period when he was endangered by…
Hackers broadcast left-wing Italian song ‘Bella Ciao’ from minaret loudspeakers in İzmir
Turkey
May 27, 2020
Hackers broadcast left-wing Italian song ‘Bella Ciao’ from minaret loudspeakers in İzmir
Video footage circulating on Turkish media on Wednesday showed the leftist Italian revolutionary song “Bella Ciao” being broadcast from several…
Nearly 16,000 businesses shut down under coronavirus measures: report
World
May 21, 2020
Nearly 16,000 businesses shut down under coronavirus measures: report
Some 16,000 businesses were closed between March 1 and April 30, when Turkey imposed measures to halt the spread of…
Turkey arrests popular Twitter users for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’
Turkey
April 8, 2020
Turkey arrests popular Twitter users for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’
Turkish authorities on Friday arrested two of the three well-known anonymous Twitter users who were detained on Wednesday and Thursday.…