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Turkey revokes security detail assigned to prominent opposition figure
Turkey
November 12, 2019
Turkey revokes security detail assigned to prominent opposition figure
The Turkish government has revoked a protective detail it previously assigned to Canan Kaftancıoğlu, a prominent member of the main…
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…
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…
AKP gov’t cancelled 3,804 press cards in 5 years
Turkey
October 28, 2019
AKP gov’t cancelled 3,804 press cards in 5 years
Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has cancelled the press cards of 3,804 journalists over the past five years,…
Pollster: New parties to determine result of Turkey’s 2023 presidential election
Turkey
October 24, 2019
Pollster: New parties to determine result of Turkey’s 2023 presidential election
Özer Sencar, the owner and president of the Ankara-based Metropoll polling company, has said new parties that will be established…
Turkish opposition deputy criticizes his party’s stance over Syria, Kurds
World
October 24, 2019
Turkish opposition deputy criticizes his party’s stance over Syria, Kurds
Sezgin Tanrıkulu, a deputy from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has reportedly slammed his party’s policies towards Syria…
AKP Ordu mayor accused of earning $42,000 a month from state and private posts
Turkey
October 22, 2019
AKP Ordu mayor accused of earning $42,000 a month from state and private posts
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) mayor of Ordu Hilmi Güler, also a former minister, takes in a monthly income…
Turkey arrests 3 people protesting opposition party’s support for Syria incursion
Turkey
October 19, 2019
Turkey arrests 3 people protesting opposition party’s support for Syria incursion
Three people who attempted to stage a demonstration protesting the support for a Turkish military incursion into northern Syria extended…
Turkish Parliament approves Syria, Iraq cross-border motion
Turkey
October 11, 2019
Turkish Parliament approves Syria, Iraq cross-border motion
A motion extending the mandate of the Turkish Armed Forces to conduct military operations in Iraq and Syria for another…
Armenian human right activist detained in İstanbul: report
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October 9, 2019
Armenian human right activist detained in İstanbul: report
Arlet Natali Avazyan, an Armenian-origin Turkish human rights activist, was detained following a police raid on her house on Tuesday.…