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EP rapporteur calls on Turkey to release journalists, lawyers, activists with coronavirus bill
World
March 24, 2020
EP rapporteur calls on Turkey to release journalists, lawyers, activists with coronavirus bill
The European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, Nacho Sanchez Amor, has called on the Turkish government to release hundreds of imprisoned journalists,…
CHP politician says Turkey late in taking economic measures against coronavirus
Business
March 19, 2020
CHP politician says Turkey late in taking economic measures against coronavirus
Faik Öztrak, the vice chair of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), said the country was late in taking…
Erdoğan’s AKP still has the lead in election survey
Turkey
February 15, 2020
Erdoğan’s AKP still has the lead in election survey
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led the latest election poll conducted by the MetroPOLL company in January, despite…
Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors violates voters’ rights: HRW
Turkey
February 7, 2020
Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors violates voters’ rights: HRW
Turkey’s removal and arrest of multiple democratically elected Kurdish mayors across southeastern Turkey violates voters’ rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW)…
Erdoğan’s public approval rating dropped to 41.9 pct in January
Turkey
February 3, 2020
Erdoğan’s public approval rating dropped to 41.9 pct in January
The public approval rating of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dropped to 41.9 percent in January from 43.7 percent in…
Top court says demanding freedom for jailed PKK leader is free speech
Turkey
February 1, 2020
Top court says demanding freedom for jailed PKK leader is free speech
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that demanding the release from prison of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan and…
Purge-victim doctor denied checking account by a Turkish bank
Economy
January 10, 2020
Purge-victim doctor denied checking account by a Turkish bank
Garanti BBVA, a financial services company based in Turkey, refused to open a checking account to a purge-victim medical doctor…
5-year-old subjected to strip search during prison visit: report
Turkey
January 8, 2020
5-year-old subjected to strip search during prison visit: report
A 5-year-old boy was subjected to a strip search during a prison visit in Turkey’s Samsun province, according to a…
Turkey detains 5 more Kurdish co-mayors from HDP
Turkey
December 6, 2019
Turkey detains 5 more Kurdish co-mayors from HDP
As part of an expanding crackdown on elected mayors from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), five HDP district co-mayors…
Turkey arrests 4 more Kurdish mayors in Southeast
Turkey
November 17, 2019
Turkey arrests 4 more Kurdish mayors in Southeast
In a widening crackdown on elected mayors from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Turkish police teams on Friday detained…