Turkey
Female candidates in Turkey’s local elections below 7 percent
Turkey
March 9, 2019
Female candidates in Turkey’s local elections below 7 percent
As Turkey’s upcoming local elections draw closer, the proportion of female candidates nominated by major parties for municipal posts are…
AKP deputy says others could exploit religion for politics, too
Turkey
March 9, 2019
AKP deputy says others could exploit religion for politics, too
Kasım Gülpınar, a deputy from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has said it is normal for his party…
Turkey, Russia to start patrols around Syria’s Idlib city
World
March 8, 2019
Turkey, Russia to start patrols around Syria’s Idlib city
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has claimed that Turkey and Russia will begin patrols in and around the northwestern Syrian…
Syrian Kurds want multinational force to protect border, reject Turkey-controlled ‘safe zone’: report
Turkey
March 8, 2019
Syrian Kurds want multinational force to protect border, reject Turkey-controlled ‘safe zone’: report
Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria want a multinational force to deploy at the Turkish border and reject the creation of…
CHP candidate claims campaign office visitors investigated over support for terrorism
Turkey
March 8, 2019
CHP candidate claims campaign office visitors investigated over support for terrorism
A candidate for mayor of Turkey’s southeastern district of Uludere from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) claimed that people who…
Turkish court denies academic’s objection to travel ban
Turkey
March 8, 2019
Turkish court denies academic’s objection to travel ban
An Ankara court has denied an objection to a travel ban imposed on an academic who was fired from his…
A campaign was launched for women in Turkey prisons
World
March 8, 2019
A campaign was launched for women in Turkey prisons
AST launched a campaign to support the women who are in prison in Turkey. Video message for more than 10,000…
AfSV condemns Turkish government’s policy of awarding assistance to kidnapping and extrajudicial killings
World
March 8, 2019
AfSV condemns Turkish government’s policy of awarding assistance to kidnapping and extrajudicial killings
The Alliance for Shared Values condemns a Turkish government policy that places a bounty on the heads of Hizmet participants,…
Presidency leaves questions on Erdoğan-backed football club unanswered
Turkey
March 8, 2019
Presidency leaves questions on Erdoğan-backed football club unanswered
Turkey’s Presidential Communications Center (CİMER) has not provided any answers to several questions raised by an opposition deputy about İstanbul’s…
Erdoğan files complaint against opposition leader Akşener for alleged insult
World
March 8, 2019
Erdoğan files complaint against opposition leader Akşener for alleged insult
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday filed a legal complaint against Meral Akşener, chairman of the opposition İyi (Good) Party,…