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Journalists attacked, critical outlets investigated in Turkey election aftermath
Media
May 31, 2023
Journalists attacked, critical outlets investigated in Turkey election aftermath
Turkish authorities should investigate multiple incidents of journalists being attacked or obstructed from reporting during the country’s recent election, and…
[OPINION] Erdoğan’s radical Islamist election allies: a reflection of his true colors
Opinion
March 25, 2023
[OPINION] Erdoğan’s radical Islamist election allies: a reflection of his true colors
Since taking office in 2003, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has publicly declared that he has “taken off the Milli…
89 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkey
March 25, 2023
89 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Eighty-nine people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the…
[GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS] Ukraine, Russia sign UN deal to export grain from Ukrainian ports
Economy
July 22, 2022
[GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS] Ukraine, Russia sign UN deal to export grain from Ukrainian ports
Beacon of hope’: Landmark Ukraine grain export deal signed in Turkey. The agreement was signed by Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov…
Imam punished for contradicting Erdoğan’s accusations against Gezi protestors is suffering from kidney failure
Turkey
November 21, 2021
Imam punished for contradicting Erdoğan’s accusations against Gezi protestors is suffering from kidney failure
Fuat Yıldırım, the former deputy imam (müezzin) of İstanbul’s historic Bezmiâlem Valide Sultan Mosque during the 2013 Gezi protests who…
38 former judges and prosecutors indicted for ‘conspiracy’ in match-fixing scandal
Turkey
November 7, 2021
38 former judges and prosecutors indicted for ‘conspiracy’ in match-fixing scandal
An İstanbul prosecutor has drafted an indictment against 38 former judges and prosecutors on conspiracy-related charges regarding a match-fixing scandal…
Turkey grants INTERPOL staff diplomatic immunity ahead of İstanbul meeting
Politics
November 5, 2021
Turkey grants INTERPOL staff diplomatic immunity ahead of İstanbul meeting
Turkey on Friday granted a series of privileges to International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) staff attending the 89th annual meeting…
[OPINION] Why Turkey’s ruling party should worry about INTERPOL
Turkey
October 30, 2021
[OPINION] Why Turkey’s ruling party should worry about INTERPOL
Turkey is set to host INTERPOL’s 89th General Assembly in İstanbul November 20-25, after intense lobbying efforts by the Turkish…
Member of Turkey’s Armenian community to be appointed district governor for first time
Turkey
October 29, 2021
Member of Turkey’s Armenian community to be appointed district governor for first time
A member of Turkey’s Armenian community is set to be appointed as a district governor for the first time in…
West braces for Turkey’s possible expulsion of 10 envoys
Politics
October 25, 2021
West braces for Turkey’s possible expulsion of 10 envoys
Turkey’s relations with Western allies edged Monday toward their deepest crisis of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ‘s 19-year rule, as…