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New mayor under investigation for insulting Erdoğan at handing over ceremony
Turkey
April 4, 2019
New mayor under investigation for insulting Erdoğan at handing over ceremony
An administrative inquiry for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been launched into the incoming Republican People’s Party (CHP) mayor…
Cuts to municipal budget by the president would be unconstitutional: İmamoğlu
Turkey
April 4, 2019
Cuts to municipal budget by the president would be unconstitutional: İmamoğlu
Ekrem İmamoğlu, the unofficial winner of İstanbul’s mayoral election on Sunday, said in an interview with the Euronews Turkish website…
Top court rules rights of former general tried on coup charges were violated
Turkey
April 4, 2019
Top court rules rights of former general tried on coup charges were violated
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of former retired Gen. Çetin Doğan, who stood trial on coup charges, saying…
Erdoğan, Putin to meet in Moscow next week
World
April 3, 2019
Erdoğan, Putin to meet in Moscow next week
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will meet in Moscow on Monday, marking the third…
Government increases electricity prices by 37 percent after election
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Government increases electricity prices by 37 percent after election
Despite contradictory promises from the government, electricity prices have increased by 37 percent in Turkey shortly after Sunday’s local elections,…
Reputable Turkish director accuses pro-gov’t media of committing crime by manipulating facts
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Reputable Turkish director accuses pro-gov’t media of committing crime by manipulating facts
Cagan Irmak, a well-known Turkish director and screenwriter, has accused Turkey’s pro-AK Party media of committing a crime by manipulating data…
Opposition candidate demands mandate for İstanbul
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Opposition candidate demands mandate for İstanbul
Turkey’s main opposition candidate in İstanbul called on the Supreme Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday to mandate him as the…
6 journalists given suspended sentences for ‘terrorist propaganda’
Turkey
April 3, 2019
6 journalists given suspended sentences for ‘terrorist propaganda’
Six Turkish journalists were given 15-month suspended sentences on Wednesday on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda while serving as the…
Turkey’s municipal tenders to be subject to presidential approval, columnist claims
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Turkey’s municipal tenders to be subject to presidential approval, columnist claims
The Turkish government is preparing to pass legislation that will put municipal tenders in excess of a certain amount subject…
Opposition nominees are lame ducks, Erdoğan tells supporters at İstanbul mosque
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Opposition nominees are lame ducks, Erdoğan tells supporters at İstanbul mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has told a group of supporters at a mosque in İstanbul that opposition nominees who…