Turkey
More executives resign at İstanbul Municipality after arrival of new mayor
Turkey
July 1, 2019
More executives resign at İstanbul Municipality after arrival of new mayor
Kasım Kutlu, the director-general responsible for İstanbul’s underground railway infrastructure, and Hüseyin Hacıoğlu from the parking administration, İSPARK, resigned after…
Turkey imposed 369 curfews in Southeast in last 4 years: report
Turkey
July 1, 2019
Turkey imposed 369 curfews in Southeast in last 4 years: report
Local Turkish authorities imposed 369 curfews in the southeastern region of the country between Aug. 16, 2015 and July 1,…
Haftar forces to pay heavy price for any aggression, says Turkish defence minister
World
July 1, 2019
Haftar forces to pay heavy price for any aggression, says Turkish defence minister
There will be an effective and strong retaliation from Turkey in the face of any aggression by the Eastern Libyan…
Libya’s LNA says it will impose ban on Turkish flights – Reuters
World
July 1, 2019
Libya’s LNA says it will impose ban on Turkish flights – Reuters
The Libyan National Army (LNA) forces led by commander Khalifa Haftar will ban any commercial flights from Libya to Turkey…
Turkish court sentences five journalists from shuttered pro-Kurdish newspaper to jail
Turkey
July 1, 2019
Turkish court sentences five journalists from shuttered pro-Kurdish newspaper to jail
An Istanbul court on Friday sentenced five employees of the shuttered pro-Kurdish Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper on terror-related charges, news site…
Trial of Istanbul’s CHP chairperson politically-motivated, say opposition MPs
Turkey
July 1, 2019
Trial of Istanbul’s CHP chairperson politically-motivated, say opposition MPs
The trial of the Istanbul chairperson of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is politically-motivated its deputies have claimed,…
İstanbul police disperse pride march with pepper spray, rubber bullets
Life Style
July 1, 2019
İstanbul police disperse pride march with pepper spray, rubber bullets
Turkish police on Sunday disrupted an LGBTI+ pride march in İstanbul’s Beyoğlu district, dispersing the crowd with pepper spray and…
Turkish nationals in Mongolia seek UN protection against Turkey’s pressure
Media Freedom
July 1, 2019
Turkish nationals in Mongolia seek UN protection against Turkey’s pressure
Eight Turkish citizens who live in Mongolia have applied for asylum with the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in order to…
Trump claims he saved Syrian Kurds from being wiped out by Erdoğan
World
July 1, 2019
Trump claims he saved Syrian Kurds from being wiped out by Erdoğan
US President Donald Trump said at a press conference in Osaka on Saturday that he saved Syrian Kurds from being…
4 ODTÜ students detained hours before graduation ceremony
Turkey
July 1, 2019
4 ODTÜ students detained hours before graduation ceremony
Four students from Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) were taken into police custody on Sunday, hours before the school’s graduation…