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400,000 people displaced from Turkey’s Southeast in 2015-2016 military operations: report
Turkey
November 8, 2019
400,000 people displaced from Turkey’s Southeast in 2015-2016 military operations: report
A new report has revealed some 400,000 people were displaced from predominantly Kurdish cities during Turkish military operations in 2015…
Turkish ministry removes 15th Kurdish mayor from office since local elections
Turkey
November 4, 2019
Turkish ministry removes 15th Kurdish mayor from office since local elections
Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz, the mayor of a district in Turkey’s Mardin province, has become the 15th Kurdish mayor to be…
Interior minister calls İstanbul mayor a ‘fool’ due to gov’t criticism in Strasbourg
Turkey
November 4, 2019
Interior minister calls İstanbul mayor a ‘fool’ due to gov’t criticism in Strasbourg
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu called İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu a “fool” due to his recent criticism of the Turkish…
Interpol has rejected 646 Red Notice requests from Turkey since 2016 coup attempt
World
November 4, 2019
Interpol has rejected 646 Red Notice requests from Turkey since 2016 coup attempt
Turkish Interior Ministry spokesperson İsmail Çataklı said on Monday Interpol has declined 646 Red Notice requests made by Turkey since…
Toddler bursts into tears when refused entry to prison to reunite with mother
Turkey
October 30, 2019
Toddler bursts into tears when refused entry to prison to reunite with mother
A 3-year-old boy burst into tears when he was refused entry to a prison where he has been accompanying his…
Erdoğan’s Syria deal with Putin cannot last, expert says
World
October 29, 2019
Erdoğan’s Syria deal with Putin cannot last, expert says
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan struck a deal to clear northern Syria of Kurdish…
U.S., Turkish officials talk Syria amid visa row over Kurdish commander
World
October 29, 2019
U.S., Turkish officials talk Syria amid visa row over Kurdish commander
Turkish and U.S. officials discussed bilateral relations and developments in Syria on Monday, as enduring rifts over U.S. support for…
Turkish parliament condemns EP’s call for sanctions on Ankara: report
World
October 28, 2019
Turkish parliament condemns EP’s call for sanctions on Ankara: report
In a four-party statement, the Turkish parliament on Thursday condemned the European Parliament’s (EP) call for sanctions on Ankara due…
Erdoğan aide slams French magazine for calling Turkish president ‘The eradicator’
World
October 24, 2019
Erdoğan aide slams French magazine for calling Turkish president ‘The eradicator’
A Turkish presidential aide on Thursday slammed French magazine Le Point for its cover branding President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as…
Turkey detains 4 Kurdish mayors who were removed from office
Turkey
October 21, 2019
Turkey detains 4 Kurdish mayors who were removed from office
Turkish police on Monday detained four Kurdish mayors, including the chief executive of Turkey’s largest predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakır,…