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Turkey says Syria safe zone centre with U.S. fully operational
World
August 26, 2019
Turkey says Syria safe zone centre with U.S. fully operational
A joint Turkish-U.S. operation centre to work on a planned safe zone in north and east Syria, is fully operational,…
Erdoğan slams Istanbul mayor İmamoglu over vacationing during flash flooding
Turkey
August 25, 2019
Erdoğan slams Istanbul mayor İmamoglu over vacationing during flash flooding
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday blasted the opposition mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, over what he called a…
Governor’s office removes 4 neighborhood officials from posts in Batman province
Turkey
August 24, 2019
Governor’s office removes 4 neighborhood officials from posts in Batman province
The governor’s office of the eastern Turkish province of Batman removed four elected neighborhood officials, or muhtars, from their posts…
3 soldiers killed, 1 injured in clash with PKK in SE Turkey
Turkey
August 24, 2019
3 soldiers killed, 1 injured in clash with PKK in SE Turkey
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and another was injured during a clash with the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in…
Gov’t-appointed trustee dissolves HDP-majority Van City Council
Turkey
August 21, 2019
Gov’t-appointed trustee dissolves HDP-majority Van City Council
Mehmet Emin Bilmez, appointed by Turkey’s Interior Ministry as a trustee in place of the mayor of Van, who was…
Kurdish mayor summoned to testify in terrorism investigation
Turkey
August 21, 2019
Kurdish mayor summoned to testify in terrorism investigation
Ayhan Bilgen, the co-mayor of Kars from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), announced on Tuesday that he had been…
Turkish journalist detained on terrorism charges
Turkey
August 21, 2019
Turkish journalist detained on terrorism charges
Ayşegül Tözeren, a columnist for the Evrensel daily and a poet, was detained by police early Tuesday on suspicion of…
CoE says removal of mayors undermines functioning of local democracy in Turkey
World
August 20, 2019
CoE says removal of mayors undermines functioning of local democracy in Turkey
Anders Knape, president of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, on Tuesday expressed grave…
First act of gov’t-appointed trustee in Van: hanging Erdoğan’s photo in mayor’s office
Turkey
August 20, 2019
First act of gov’t-appointed trustee in Van: hanging Erdoğan’s photo in mayor’s office
Mehmet Emin Bilmez , the former governor of the eastern Turkish province of Van who was appointed on Monday as…
Öcalan calls for new initiative to resolve Turkey’s Kurdish conflict
Turkey
August 8, 2019
Öcalan calls for new initiative to resolve Turkey’s Kurdish conflict
Jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan has called for a new initiative to bring a peaceful…