Turkey
AKP accused of poor COVID management after woman dies due to lack of hospital beds
Turkey
April 4, 2021
AKP accused of poor COVID management after woman dies due to lack of hospital beds
Members of the Turkish opposition, dissidents and family members of Aslı Özkısırlar have accused the ruling Justice and Development Party…
Court releases 2 students jailed over protests against partisan Boğaziçi rector
Turkey
April 4, 2021
Court releases 2 students jailed over protests against partisan Boğaziçi rector
An İstanbul court has ruled to release two students who were detained in İstanbul on Feb. 2 during protests against…
Turkish exporters ditching ‘Made in Turkey’ tags to dodge Saudi blockade
Turkey
April 1, 2021
Turkish exporters ditching ‘Made in Turkey’ tags to dodge Saudi blockade
Some Turkish exporters are rerouting food, clothing and other goods to circumvent a months-long unofficial blockade by Saudi Arabia that…
Health Minister Koca invited to speak at WHO on Turkey’s fight against COVID-19
Turkey
April 1, 2021
Health Minister Koca invited to speak at WHO on Turkey’s fight against COVID-19
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca was invited to speak at a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing about the precautions taken…
Turkish authorities arrest 76-year-old man suffering from stage three cancer
Turkey
March 31, 2021
Turkish authorities arrest 76-year-old man suffering from stage three cancer
Eyvaz Akıncı, 76, was arrested on March 21 and sent to Istanbul’s Metris Prison for alleged links to a terrorist…
US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt
Turkey
March 31, 2021
US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt
A report by the US State Department regarding a series of “significant human rights issues” in Turkey has highlighted the…
HRW says time to focus on human rights in EU’s Turkey agenda
Turkey
March 31, 2021
HRW says time to focus on human rights in EU’s Turkey agenda
Philippe Dam, advocacy director of the Human Rights Watch for Europe and Central Asia division, has called on the EU…
Turkey pulls out of landmark treaty protecting women from violence
Turkey
March 22, 2021
Turkey pulls out of landmark treaty protecting women from violence
Turkey on Saturday pulled out of the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women by presidential…
Five civilians killed in Syria’s Idlib – Turkish defence ministry
World
March 21, 2021
Five civilians killed in Syria’s Idlib – Turkish defence ministry
Five civilians were killed and 10 injured in an artillery attack by Damascus-backed forces on a hospital in Syria’s Idlib…
Turkish nationalist fantasies and ‘enlarged Turkey maps’
World
March 20, 2021
Turkish nationalist fantasies and ‘enlarged Turkey maps’
Misvak, the most popular ultra-Islamist humor magazine in Turkey, published a map of an enlarged Turkey last week with a…