Turkey
Opposition secures Ankara mayor’s office after vote recount
Turkey
April 4, 2019
Opposition secures Ankara mayor’s office after vote recount
Turkey’s main opposition the Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Ankara deputy Gamze Tascier has announced newly-elected mayor for the city Mansur…
New mayor under investigation for insulting Erdoğan at handing over ceremony
Turkey
April 4, 2019
New mayor under investigation for insulting Erdoğan at handing over ceremony
An administrative inquiry for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been launched into the incoming Republican People’s Party (CHP) mayor…
ECtHR questions Turkey on alleged abductee Özgür Kaya
World
April 4, 2019
ECtHR questions Turkey on alleged abductee Özgür Kaya
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to introduce an interim measure in the case of Özgür Kaya,…
Cuts to municipal budget by the president would be unconstitutional: İmamoğlu
Turkey
April 4, 2019
Cuts to municipal budget by the president would be unconstitutional: İmamoğlu
Ekrem İmamoğlu, the unofficial winner of İstanbul’s mayoral election on Sunday, said in an interview with the Euronews Turkish website…
US vice president warns Turkey over purchase of Russian S-400s
World
April 4, 2019
US vice president warns Turkey over purchase of Russian S-400s
US Vice President Mike Pence warned Turkey against going ahead with its planned purchase of the Russian-made S-400 missile system…
Top court rules rights of former general tried on coup charges were violated
Turkey
April 4, 2019
Top court rules rights of former general tried on coup charges were violated
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of former retired Gen. Çetin Doğan, who stood trial on coup charges, saying…
Erdoğan may wrest contracts from municipalities after election setback
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Erdoğan may wrest contracts from municipalities after election setback
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may end municipal control and oversight over public contracts after losing Istanbul and the capital Ankara…
Erdoğan, Putin to meet in Moscow next week
World
April 3, 2019
Erdoğan, Putin to meet in Moscow next week
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will meet in Moscow on Monday, marking the third…
Volatile Lira continues uncertainty in the aftermath of local elections
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Volatile Lira continues uncertainty in the aftermath of local elections
Foreign exchange fluctuation is continuing in the Turkish market after the 31st March local election with the Lira weakening 2…
Government increases electricity prices by 37 percent after election
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Government increases electricity prices by 37 percent after election
Despite contradictory promises from the government, electricity prices have increased by 37 percent in Turkey shortly after Sunday’s local elections,…