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Report: Gov’t violated right to life in jailed English teacher’s death
Turkey
May 20, 2019
Report: Gov’t violated right to life in jailed English teacher’s death
Turkish government has violated the right to life in jailed English teacher Halime Gulsu’s death, a recent report by human…
Cypriot journalists acquitted of insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan
World
May 18, 2019
Cypriot journalists acquitted of insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan
A court in northern Cyprus on Thursday acquitted two journalists who had faced up to five years in prison on…
Ministry blocks prosecution of Turkish lawyer beaten by Erdoğan’s bodyguards
Turkey
May 18, 2019
Ministry blocks prosecution of Turkish lawyer beaten by Erdoğan’s bodyguards
Turkey’s Justice Ministry denied permission to launch a prosecution against Sertuğ Sürenoğlu, a lawyer who in April was reportedly beaten…
Kırklareli man detained for insulting Erdogan on social media
Turkey
May 16, 2019
Kırklareli man detained for insulting Erdogan on social media
A Kirklareli man, identified only with his initials T.B., was detained for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on social media.…
US congressmen issue bipartisan call to Turkey to abandon Russian S-400 deal
World
May 16, 2019
US congressmen issue bipartisan call to Turkey to abandon Russian S-400 deal
Senior Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives called on Turkey on Wednesday to cancel its planned acquisition of…
Son fired from job as SP İstanbul mayoral nominee considers abandoning bid
Turkey
May 14, 2019
Son fired from job as SP İstanbul mayoral nominee considers abandoning bid
Felicity Party (SP) İstanbul mayoral candidate Necdet Gökçınar’s son has been fired from his job at Turkey’s main stock exchange…
Davutoğlu to announce establishment of new party in Diyarbakır: report
Turkey
May 14, 2019
Davutoğlu to announce establishment of new party in Diyarbakır: report
Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will make public the establishment of a new political party at a fast-breaking dinner…
Turkish TV won’t broadcast NBA conference finals due to Enes Kanter: report
Sport
May 14, 2019
Turkish TV won’t broadcast NBA conference finals due to Enes Kanter: report
Turkish basketball player Enes Kanter’s Portland Trail Blazers reached the NBA’s Western Conference finals, which start on Tuesday, but for…
Turkey celebrates Mother’s Day as thousands of mothers are behind bars
Turkey
May 12, 2019
Turkey celebrates Mother’s Day as thousands of mothers are behind bars
As Turkey celebrated the Mother’s day on Sunday, more than 17,000 women, many of them with babies, have been deprived…
Former chief justice says election board’s İstanbul decision ‘confirmation of guilt’
Turkey
May 11, 2019
Former chief justice says election board’s İstanbul decision ‘confirmation of guilt’
Turkey’s former chief justice, Haşim Kılıç, has said the country’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has confirmed its guilt by nullifying…