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Journalist Coşkun acquitted of insulting Turkey’s president
Turkey
June 21, 2019
Journalist Coşkun acquitted of insulting Turkey’s president
An İstanbul on Thursday court ruled to acquit former Cumhuriyet daily court reporter Canan Coşkun of charges of insulting the…
İDO accused of cancelling ferry lines to İstanbul ahead of critical vote
Turkey
June 21, 2019
İDO accused of cancelling ferry lines to İstanbul ahead of critical vote
The İDO Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc., an İstanbul Municipality company operating sea buses and ferries, has been accused by…
Öcalan called on Kurds to remain ‘impartial’ in Sunday’s vote, Kurdish academic claims
Turkey
June 21, 2019
Öcalan called on Kurds to remain ‘impartial’ in Sunday’s vote, Kurdish academic claims
The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) called on the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to remain “impartial”…
Erdoğan does not expect sanctions from US over S-400 purchase
World
June 21, 2019
Erdoğan does not expect sanctions from US over S-400 purchase
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday he did not expect the United States to impose sanctions on Turkey over…
Erdoğan says İmamoğlu can’t become mayor unless he apologizes to governor
Turkey
June 19, 2019
Erdoğan says İmamoğlu can’t become mayor unless he apologizes to governor
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said opposition candidate for İstanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu cannot assume the post if he…
Jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş urges support for opposition’s İstanbul mayoral candidate
Turkey
June 19, 2019
Jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş urges support for opposition’s İstanbul mayoral candidate
Former co-chairperson of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been behind bars since November 2016, has…
Turkey seeks jail terms for two Bloomberg reporters
Media Freedom
June 15, 2019
Turkey seeks jail terms for two Bloomberg reporters
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment requesting a jail sentence for two Bloomberg reporters and 36 other people after…
İstanbul Municipality workers demonstrate against opposition candidate İmamoğlu
Turkey
June 13, 2019
İstanbul Municipality workers demonstrate against opposition candidate İmamoğlu
Employees of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality on Wednesday held a demonstration in protest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition candidate for…
Arsenal star Mesut Özil marries in İstanbul with President Erdoğan as best man
Life Style
June 8, 2019
Arsenal star Mesut Özil marries in İstanbul with President Erdoğan as best man
Former German international footballer Mesut Özil was married in İstanbul on Friday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as his…
Turkish polling company says ruling party’s Yıldırım is leading İstanbul race
Turkey
June 7, 2019
Turkish polling company says ruling party’s Yıldırım is leading İstanbul race
Turkish polling company ORC on Friday said their latest survey indicates that the ruling party’s İstanbul mayoral candidate, Binali Yıldırım,…