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Turkey hands down life sentences to 121 more defendants in coup trials: report
Turkey
June 26, 2020
Turkey hands down life sentences to 121 more defendants in coup trials: report
An Ankara court on Friday handed down life sentences to 121 defendants in connection with the attempted overthrow of Turkish…
Erdoğan’s youth outreach livestream gets ratioed
Turkey
June 26, 2020
Erdoğan’s youth outreach livestream gets ratioed
Friday’s livestream featuring young people and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead of the weekend’s university entrance examinations saw a…
Erdoğan’s aide says Bolton’s book ‘misleading, one-sided and manipulative’
World
June 25, 2020
Erdoğan’s aide says Bolton’s book ‘misleading, one-sided and manipulative’
Turkey has denounced as “misleading, one-sided and manipulative” the explosive book by former US national security advisor John Bolton, which…
Turkish central bank unexpectedly halts interest rate easing cycle: report
World
June 25, 2020
Turkish central bank unexpectedly halts interest rate easing cycle: report
Turkey’s central bank unexpectedly halted a nearly year-long easing cycle on Thursday by keeping its key interest rate unchanged at…
U.S.: “FETO” is not a terrorist organization
World
June 25, 2020
U.S.: “FETO” is not a terrorist organization
The 2019 Country Terrorism Report, published annually by the US Department of Foreign Affairs, emphasized that the statement Turkish President…
Greece accuses Turkey of undermining stability, security in east Med: report
World
June 24, 2020
Greece accuses Turkey of undermining stability, security in east Med: report
Greece’s foreign minister accused Turkey on Wednesday of undermining stability and security in the eastern Mediterranean and causing problems with…
France will not tolerate Turkey’s military intervention in Libya, Macron says
World
June 23, 2020
France will not tolerate Turkey’s military intervention in Libya, Macron says
France will not tolerate Turkey’s military intervention in Libya, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, accusing Ankara of playing “a…
Turkey allows lawyers to march into Ankara, ending standoff: report
Turkey
June 23, 2020
Turkey allows lawyers to march into Ankara, ending standoff: report
Turkish authorities on Tuesday allowed a group of top lawyers to continue a symbolic march into the capital of Ankara,…
US senator calls for sanctions on Turkey over east Mediterranean moves: report
World
June 23, 2020
US senator calls for sanctions on Turkey over east Mediterranean moves: report
Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey and one of the architects of the landmark Eastern Mediterranean Security and…
Police block Turkish lawyers marching to Ankara to protest gov’t meddling in bar associations
Turkey
June 22, 2020
Police block Turkish lawyers marching to Ankara to protest gov’t meddling in bar associations
Turkish police stopped dozens of senior lawyers marching to the capital of Ankara on Monday to protest a bill governing…