Turkey
CHP deputy faces investigation on accusations of insulting Erdoğan
Turkey
March 28, 2019
CHP deputy faces investigation on accusations of insulting Erdoğan
An investigation has been launched into main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Engin Altay on accusations of insulting Turkish…
Cutting Turkey from F-35 program is not impossible: US sources
World
March 28, 2019
Cutting Turkey from F-35 program is not impossible: US sources
Excluding NATO-member Turkey from the trillion-dollar F-35 fighter jet program would be challenging due to Ankara’s integral role in the…
Erdoğan says he will apply the screws to industrialists unless they start making national car
Turkey
March 28, 2019
Erdoğan says he will apply the screws to industrialists unless they start making national car
Frustrated with the delay in Turkey’s production of a national car brand as his government promises ahead of every election,…
Purged Turkish prosecutor sentenced to 10 years over Gülen links
Turkey
March 28, 2019
Purged Turkish prosecutor sentenced to 10 years over Gülen links
Former Turkish public prosecutor Ferhat Sarıkaya, who was arrested in the fall of 2018, was sentenced on Thursday to 10…
US decision on Golan Heights ‘unlawful,’ says Turkey’s FM
World
March 28, 2019
US decision on Golan Heights ‘unlawful,’ says Turkey’s FM
Turkey does not accept the “unlawful” US decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights in Syria, the…
Moscow says visa-free travel for its citizens to Turkey has ‘many’ hurdles
World
March 28, 2019
Moscow says visa-free travel for its citizens to Turkey has ‘many’ hurdles
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson In August Zakharova said experts from both countries would conduct meetings to discuss consular matters in…
Responsible managing editor of Zaman to remain in jail: court ruling
Turkey
March 28, 2019
Responsible managing editor of Zaman to remain in jail: court ruling
A court in İstanbul ruled on Thursday for a continuation of the pre-trial detention of Harun Çümen, the last responsible…
Turkish media outlets run findings of fake polling company
Turkey
March 27, 2019
Turkish media outlets run findings of fake polling company
A number of Turkish media outlets published the election findings of a fake polling company without fact-checking the pollster ahead…
Kurdish political parties call for end to hunger strike-related suicides in prison
Turkey
March 27, 2019
Kurdish political parties call for end to hunger strike-related suicides in prison
The co-chairs of four Kurdish political parties have come together in Diyarbakır to call for an end to political suicides…
Russia claims no more moderate rebels in Idlib, all militants aligned with al Nusra
World
March 27, 2019
Russia claims no more moderate rebels in Idlib, all militants aligned with al Nusra
Oleg Syromolotov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, has claimed all the militants in northern Syria’s Idlib region have sided with al…