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Turkey lifts COVID-19 intercity travel restrictions
Turkey
June 1, 2020
Turkey lifts COVID-19 intercity travel restrictions
Turkish Interior Ministry said in a circular sent to the country’s governorates that intercity travel restrictions brought in to contain…
UN concerned about Albanian deportations of Turkish nationals over alleged Gülen links: report
World
May 27, 2020
UN concerned about Albanian deportations of Turkish nationals over alleged Gülen links: report
Five United Nations human rights officials have sent a letter to the government of Albania to raise the cases of…
Turkey’s early release law discriminates against political prisoners: HRW
Turkey
May 27, 2020
Turkey’s early release law discriminates against political prisoners: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday criticized Turkey for discriminating against political prisoners in its early release law enacted to…
Rapid spread of COVID-19 in the notorious Silivri Prison in Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey
May 13, 2020
Rapid spread of COVID-19 in the notorious Silivri Prison in Istanbul, Turkey
Disturbing news are coming out of the Silivri prison in İstanbul, Turkey. According to the İstanbul Bakirkoy Chief Public Prosecutor,…
Turkey arrests popular Twitter users for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’
Turkey
April 8, 2020
Turkey arrests popular Twitter users for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’
Turkish authorities on Friday arrested two of the three well-known anonymous Twitter users who were detained on Wednesday and Thursday.…
Turkey’s manufacturing outlook slips below critical mark in March: report
Business
April 2, 2020
Turkey’s manufacturing outlook slips below critical mark in March: report
Turkey’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a survey of manufacturing sector managers on productivity, was at 48.1 in March, down from…
State-run bank blocked $135,000 in donations for coronavirus relief: İmamoğlu
Turkey
April 2, 2020
State-run bank blocked $135,000 in donations for coronavirus relief: İmamoğlu
İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Thursday revealed that state-run Vakıfbank has blocked TL 900,000 ($135,000) that his municipality had raised…
German national playing for Fenerbahçe reveals he tested positive for COVID-19
Sport
March 28, 2020
German national playing for Fenerbahçe reveals he tested positive for COVID-19
Fenerbahçe footballer Max Kruse revealed in a recent interview that he was the unnamed player with the team who had…
Despite 83 pct decline, 1.3 million still using public transport in İstanbul: mayor
Turkey
March 26, 2020
Despite 83 pct decline, 1.3 million still using public transport in İstanbul: mayor
Some 1.3 million Istanbul residents are still using public transportation despite an 83 percent decline in ridership due to measures…
Curfew on the elderly might be extended to everyone, İstanbul mayor says
Turkey
March 24, 2020
Curfew on the elderly might be extended to everyone, İstanbul mayor says
İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu said Turkey’s curfew on the elderly could be extended to the rest of the population amid…