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Iraqi president tells Turkey to stop military operations after ‘unarmed civilians’ killed
World
June 26, 2020
Iraqi president tells Turkey to stop military operations after ‘unarmed civilians’ killed
Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Friday that Turkey must halt its military operations in the north after several “unarmed…
Turkish airstrike kills 1 civilian, injures 6 in northern Iraq: report
World
June 26, 2020
Turkish airstrike kills 1 civilian, injures 6 in northern Iraq: report
A Turkish airstrike on Iraqi Kurdistan killed one person and wounded six others on Thursday, a local official said, as…
US: Turkey regularly invoked terrorism law to criminalize exercise of human rights in 2019
World
June 25, 2020
US: Turkey regularly invoked terrorism law to criminalize exercise of human rights in 2019
In its “Country Reports on Terrorism 2019” released yesterday, the US State Department said Turkey has a broad definition of…
Bomb attack kills 5 civilians in Turkish-held town in northern Syria
World
June 23, 2020
Bomb attack kills 5 civilians in Turkish-held town in northern Syria
A bomb attack in northern Syria has claimed the lives of five civilians, according to a statement by Turkey’s Defense…
Drugs, terror, and the deep state: why Turkey’s casinos might be making a comeback
World
June 21, 2020
Drugs, terror, and the deep state: why Turkey’s casinos might be making a comeback
Gambling has a rich history in Turkey, but casinos were only legalised in the 1980s under prime minister Turgut Özal.…
Turkey seeks to reverse foreign exodus from bond market
World
June 20, 2020
Turkey seeks to reverse foreign exodus from bond market
Turkey is seeking to reverse an exit of foreign investors from its domestic debt market, which has accelerated this year…
PKK attack kills 4 workers in Turkey’s Southeast: governor’s office
Turkey
June 19, 2020
PKK attack kills 4 workers in Turkey’s Southeast: governor’s office
Four workers were killed when Kurdish militants detonated a roadside bomb that struck the laborer’s pick-up truck as it passed…
Saudi Arabia condemns Turkey, Iran for conducting military operations in Iraq
World
June 19, 2020
Saudi Arabia condemns Turkey, Iran for conducting military operations in Iraq
Saudi Arabia condemns and denounces Turkish and Iranian assaults in northern Iraq, the kingdom’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, according…
Turkey’s latest bombardment in N. Iraq kills a civilian: local official
World
June 19, 2020
Turkey’s latest bombardment in N. Iraq kills a civilian: local official
Turkish bombardment has killed a Kurdish shepherd in northern Iraq, a local official said on Friday, the first known civilian…
Turkey’s top court rules violation of rights in jailed Kurdish politician’s case
Turkey
June 19, 2020
Turkey’s top court rules violation of rights in jailed Kurdish politician’s case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court said on late Thursday the rights to security and freedom of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş were…