Turkey
[UPDATE] Turkey’s election authority rejects AKP objection to opposition mayor for being ‘old and sick’
Turkey
April 13, 2019
[UPDATE] Turkey’s election authority rejects AKP objection to opposition mayor for being ‘old and sick’
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has rejected a request by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) that a mayor…
Former president agrees to interview after long silence, dodges question on why he avoids politics
Turkey
April 13, 2019
Former president agrees to interview after long silence, dodges question on why he avoids politics
Turkey’s 11th president, Abdullah Gül, broke his long silence to give an interview to OdaTV on Friday in which he…
Turkey included in countries flagged by US State Dept. for high risk of kidnapping
World
April 13, 2019
Turkey included in countries flagged by US State Dept. for high risk of kidnapping
The US State Department has added a new indicator to its travel advisories to flag the high risk of kidnapping…
Purge Museum visits Brussels, telling of tragedies in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
World
April 13, 2019
Purge Museum visits Brussels, telling of tragedies in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Purge Museum, an initiative that collects and exhibits items belonging to individuals who survived Turkey’s massive crackdown on the Gülen…
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…
Jailed woman forced to go through labor for two days in handcuffs
Turkey
April 11, 2019
Jailed woman forced to go through labor for two days in handcuffs
A pregnant woman who was jailed due to her links to a radical, leftist organization in Turkey was forced to…
HDP demonstrates against decision banning purge victim mayors from taking office
Turkey
April 11, 2019
HDP demonstrates against decision banning purge victim mayors from taking office
Members of Turkey’s main Kurdish party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), on Thursday held a demonstration in southeastern Turkey in…
F35s, S-400s cannot operate together: Pompeo
World
April 11, 2019
F35s, S-400s cannot operate together: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday told the Senate that American-made F-35 fighter jets cannot operate in the…
Turkey condemns Italy, France over Armenian genocide decisions
World
April 11, 2019
Turkey condemns Italy, France over Armenian genocide decisions
Turkey on Thursday strongly condemned separate decisions by France and Italy to officially recognize the mass killings of Armenians a…
Erdogan says Russian S-400 system ‘done deal’ after talks with Putin
World
April 9, 2019
Erdogan says Russian S-400 system ‘done deal’ after talks with Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said plans to buy the Russian S-400 missile system is a ‘done deal’ during a…