Süleyman Soylu
Incidents of gun violence in Turkey kill 3,000 people in 2 years: ministry
Turkey
May 10, 2019
Incidents of gun violence in Turkey kill 3,000 people in 2 years: ministry
A total of 3,028 people were killed and 20,324 were injured in incidents of gun violence in Turkey between 2016…
Minister says 20,000 investigated in Turkey over social media posts in 5 years
Turkey
May 4, 2019
Minister says 20,000 investigated in Turkey over social media posts in 5 years
Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced that a total of 20,474 people in Turkey have been investigated due to…
CHP files criminal complaint against Ankara gendarmerie commander for Kılıçdaroğlu assault
Turkey
May 3, 2019
CHP files criminal complaint against Ankara gendarmerie commander for Kılıçdaroğlu assault
Turkey’s main opposition party on Friday filed a criminal complaint against Brig. Gen. Ünsal Bulut, the gendarmerie commander of Ankara…
CHP asks for parliamentary investigation into attack on party leader
Turkey
April 24, 2019
CHP asks for parliamentary investigation into attack on party leader
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has submitted a request to the parliamentary Research Commission concerning an attack on…
Turkish lawyer claims beaten by Erdoğan’s bodyguards in İstanbul
Turkey
April 16, 2019
Turkish lawyer claims beaten by Erdoğan’s bodyguards in İstanbul
A Turkish lawyer on Tuesday claimed he was beaten by bodyguards of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after he objected to…
İstanbul mayor-elect: We want Syrians to go back home
Turkey
April 14, 2019
İstanbul mayor-elect: We want Syrians to go back home
Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected İstanbul mayor according to unofficial results of local elections held on March 31, has said…
Court orders mental assessment of man claiming cover-up in daughter’s death
Turkey
April 11, 2019
Court orders mental assessment of man claiming cover-up in daughter’s death
A court in Giresun on Wednesday ordered the hospitalization of Şaban Vatan, the father of Rabia Naz, who died under…
CHP mayor’s first act in Bolu: Banning municipal aid to refugees
Turkey
April 9, 2019
CHP mayor’s first act in Bolu: Banning municipal aid to refugees
A newly elected mayor in Turkey’s Bolu province from the ranks of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has…
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…
Turkish Interior Ministry claims 325 city council candidates from opposition have ties to PKK
Turkey
March 24, 2019
Turkish Interior Ministry claims 325 city council candidates from opposition have ties to PKK
A Turkish Interior Ministry report claims that 325 candidates for municipal councils from the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the İYİ…