Turkey
Imamoğlu announces sea festival for Istanbul in 2020
Turkey
August 4, 2019
Imamoğlu announces sea festival for Istanbul in 2020
Istanbul’s newly elected opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has announced a sea festival for Turkey’s coastal megacity in 2020, independent news…
Video exposes police negligence during heart attack of teacher tortured in custody
Turkey
August 3, 2019
Video exposes police negligence during heart attack of teacher tortured in custody
Bold Medya has released a video showing the negligence of police officers in the death of Gökhan Açıkkollu, a purged…
179 planes diverted from new İstanbul Airport due to poor weather in 69 days
Turkey
August 3, 2019
179 planes diverted from new İstanbul Airport due to poor weather in 69 days
A total of 179 planes had to be diverted from the new İstanbul Airport due to poor weather conditions in…
Turkish polling company owner assaulted in İstanbul
Turkey
August 3, 2019
Turkish polling company owner assaulted in İstanbul
Hakan Bayrakçı, the owner of the SONAR polling company, was injured in an attack by unknown individuals in the Mecidiyeköy…
Prosecutors say report targeting journalists is free speech, no need for investigation
Turkey
August 3, 2019
Prosecutors say report targeting journalists is free speech, no need for investigation
Turkish prosecutors have found no reason to investigate a controversial report compiled by a pro-government think tank examining foreign news…
4 medical personnel detained in SE Turkey for treating injured PKK militants
Turkey
August 3, 2019
4 medical personnel detained in SE Turkey for treating injured PKK militants
A doctor and three male nurses were detained in the southeastern Turkish province of Şırnak on Friday for offering treatment…
Detention warrants issued for 24 in İzmir over Gülen links
Turkey
August 3, 2019
Detention warrants issued for 24 in İzmir over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 24 individuals in the western province of İzmir against alleged followers of the…
Detention of previously missing Gülen followers extended for second time
Turkey
August 3, 2019
Detention of previously missing Gülen followers extended for second time
The detention of four out of six men who were allegedly abducted by the Turkish intelligence agency in February and…
Interior minister says 92,000 Syrians granted Turkish citizenship
Turkey
August 3, 2019
Interior minister says 92,000 Syrians granted Turkish citizenship
A total of 92,280 Syrians have been naturalized in Turkey, according to a statement from Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu.…
Turkish automotive sales drop 66 percent year-on-year in July
World
August 3, 2019
Turkish automotive sales drop 66 percent year-on-year in July
Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Turkey slid 66 percent year-on-year in July to 17,927 vehicles, the…