Syria
Five civilians killed in Syria’s Idlib – Turkish defence ministry
World
March 21, 2021
Five civilians killed in Syria’s Idlib – Turkish defence ministry
Five civilians were killed and 10 injured in an artillery attack by Damascus-backed forces on a hospital in Syria’s Idlib…
Turkish nationalist fantasies and ‘enlarged Turkey maps’
World
March 20, 2021
Turkish nationalist fantasies and ‘enlarged Turkey maps’
Misvak, the most popular ultra-Islamist humor magazine in Turkey, published a map of an enlarged Turkey last week with a…
VIDEO | AfSV statement on the sentencing in the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey
World
March 12, 2021
VIDEO | AfSV statement on the sentencing in the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey
On the occasion of the sentencing of real and alleged perpetrators in the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey,…
US senators urge Biden administration to press Turkey on human rights record in bipartisan letter
World
February 10, 2021
US senators urge Biden administration to press Turkey on human rights record in bipartisan letter
US Senators Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, and Florida Republican Marco Rubio, today urged the new Biden administration to…
Black Sea, Turkey and Ukraine: the compensation factor against Russia
Opinion
January 12, 2021
Black Sea, Turkey and Ukraine: the compensation factor against Russia
The intensification of Turkish–Ukrainian relations is one of the main new developments of recent years. It represents an important stability…
Pregnant woman subjected to sexual harassment and insults by prosecutor during interrogation
Turkey
December 11, 2020
Pregnant woman subjected to sexual harassment and insults by prosecutor during interrogation
Nigar Kocabaş, a pregnant woman who in 2016 was interrogated by Chief Public Prosecutor İbrahim Keskin in the northern Turkish…
Erdoğan gives cold shoulder to aide’s remarks on release of Arınç, Kavala
Turkey
November 23, 2020
Erdoğan gives cold shoulder to aide’s remarks on release of Arınç, Kavala
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declined to support the remarks of one of his aides who called for the…
Recent arrests aimed at preventing pro-Kurdish HDP from entering elections, former mayor claims
Turkey
October 16, 2020
Recent arrests aimed at preventing pro-Kurdish HDP from entering elections, former mayor claims
Ayhan Bilgen, a former co-mayor from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was recently arrested along with 16 other…
Turkey sets up new military post amid escalating tensions in Idlib
World
October 16, 2020
Turkey sets up new military post amid escalating tensions in Idlib
Turkey has set up a new military post in the village of Qoqfin, situated in a disputed area of northwestern…
Turkish Cypriot leader claims operatives of Turkish president threatened him and his family
World
October 10, 2020
Turkish Cypriot leader claims operatives of Turkish president threatened him and his family
Mustafa Akıncı, president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), a breakaway state recognized only by Turkey, claimed on…