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Local election results spell trouble for Erdoğan – the Guardian
Turkey
April 1, 2019
Local election results spell trouble for Erdoğan – the Guardian
It is too soon to say whether the significant losses faced by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in…
Council of Europe delegation finds Turkey’s elections neither free nor fair
World
April 1, 2019
Council of Europe delegation finds Turkey’s elections neither free nor fair
“I am afraid, we from the Congress of the Council of Europe are not fully convinced that Turkey currently has…
Turkish judge dismisses case on Paradise Papers report
Turkey
March 31, 2019
Turkish judge dismisses case on Paradise Papers report
An Istanbul court dismissed the case of Cumhuriyet daily reporter, Pelin Unker, who has been tried for publishing a report…
Families of hunger strikers hold sit-in protest in front of Justice Ministry
Turkey
March 27, 2019
Families of hunger strikers hold sit-in protest in front of Justice Ministry
Families of hunger strikers in several Turkish prisons who are protesting the “isolation” of jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader…
AKP candidate says will send Syrians back home if they disrupt public order
Turkey
March 27, 2019
AKP candidate says will send Syrians back home if they disrupt public order
Binali Yıldırım, the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) mayoral candidate for İstanbul, has said Syrians who have taken refuge in…
Kurd vote could swing Turkey elections
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Kurd vote could swing Turkey elections
Millions of Kurdish votes could determine Turkey’s March 31 local elections, as the main Kurdish party has decided to sit…
Taxi driver beaten by colleagues for calling Senegalese passenger a ‘terrorist’
Turkey
March 23, 2019
Taxi driver beaten by colleagues for calling Senegalese passenger a ‘terrorist’
An İstanbul taxi driver was beaten up by his colleagues and expelled from a taxi drivers’ cooperative after the emergence…
Competition Authority launches investigation into 24 produce wholesalers
Business
March 23, 2019
Competition Authority launches investigation into 24 produce wholesalers
Turkey’s Competition Authority on Friday announced an investigation into 24 businesses across the country for violation of fair competition regulations…
Call to prayer is renewal of intention to conquer Vienna, says Erdoğan-affiliated foundation
Turkey
March 15, 2019
Call to prayer is renewal of intention to conquer Vienna, says Erdoğan-affiliated foundation
Members of the Turkey Youth Foundation (TÜGVA), an organization affiliated with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son, said in a statement…
Two German journalists denied accreditation leave Turkey
World
March 10, 2019
Two German journalists denied accreditation leave Turkey
Thomas Seibert, a reporter for the Berlin-based Tagesspiegel daily, and Jörg Brase, a correspondent for public broadcaster ZDF, flew to Germany…