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Turkish verdict allowing Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque expected Friday: report
Turkey
July 9, 2020
Turkish verdict allowing Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque expected Friday: report
A Turkish court is likely to announce on Friday that the 1934 conversion of İstanbul’s Hagia Sophia into a museum…
İstanbul Convention for preventing domestic violence splits Erdoğan’s party
Turkey
July 7, 2020
İstanbul Convention for preventing domestic violence splits Erdoğan’s party
The İstanbul Convention, signed by member countries of the Council of Europe in 2011 to promote women’s rights and prevent…
Court convicts former Amnesty Turkey leaders on terror charges: report
Turkey
July 3, 2020
Court convicts former Amnesty Turkey leaders on terror charges: report
Amnesty International Turkey said two of its former leaders were convicted on terrorism charges by an İstanbul court on Friday…
AKP continues to lose voters, DEVA on the rise, new poll suggests
Turkey
July 2, 2020
AKP continues to lose voters, DEVA on the rise, new poll suggests
A new survey has indicated that Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been losing voters, while the newly…
2 Beşiktaş players test positive for coronavirus after football leagues restart
Sport
June 26, 2020
2 Beşiktaş players test positive for coronavirus after football leagues restart
İstanbul’s Beşiktaş football club announced Wednesday that two players tested positive for coronavirus following the restart of matches in mid-June.…
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…
Another man testifies about torture by security officers during enforced disappearance
Turkey
June 25, 2020
Another man testifies about torture by security officers during enforced disappearance
Yasin Ugan, who had been missing for six months before suddenly reappearing in police custody, has revealed in court that…
Transportation authority rejects İstanbul mayor’s plan to issue new taxicab licenses
Turkey
June 25, 2020
Transportation authority rejects İstanbul mayor’s plan to issue new taxicab licenses
İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s plan to issue 6,000 new taxicab licenses and accompanying plates has been rejected by the city’s…
Bellini’s Sultan Mehmed painting acquired by İstanbul Municipality: mayor
Turkey
June 25, 2020
Bellini’s Sultan Mehmed painting acquired by İstanbul Municipality: mayor
The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has acquired a 15th century painting of Fatih Sultan Mehmed, the Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople…
1 killed, 8 injured in flash floods in Turkey’s megacity of İstanbul
Turkey
June 24, 2020
1 killed, 8 injured in flash floods in Turkey’s megacity of İstanbul
At least one person was killed and eight others were injured on Tuesday in flash floods in Turkey’s biggest city…