Turkey
Erdoğan slams EU leaders for attending meeting hosted by Egypt’s el-Sisi
World
February 26, 2019
Erdoğan slams EU leaders for attending meeting hosted by Egypt’s el-Sisi
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned European Union leaders for attending a meeting hosted by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi,…
Major construction company to exit İstanbul Airport consortium
Turkey
February 25, 2019
Major construction company to exit İstanbul Airport consortium
Kolin Construction has applied to Turkey’s Competition Authority to relinquish its shares in İGA Havalimanı AŞ, the consortium established for…
Islam is Compatible with Democracy, Despite Turkey’s Recent Example Alternate Title: Islamic State is an Oxymoron
Opinion
February 25, 2019
Islam is Compatible with Democracy, Despite Turkey’s Recent Example Alternate Title: Islamic State is an Oxymoron
Turkey was hailed as an example for a modern Muslim democracy during the early 2000s. The current ruling party that…
Votes for secular CHP will end up in favor of terrorist organizations, Turkish President proclaims
Turkey
February 24, 2019
Votes for secular CHP will end up in favor of terrorist organizations, Turkish President proclaims
Seen as a sign of concern over losing altitude in the upcoming local elections on 31 March, Turkish President Recep…
Turkey’s Communist Party nominates headscarved woman as mayoral candidate
Turkey
February 24, 2019
Turkey’s Communist Party nominates headscarved woman as mayoral candidate
The Turkish Communist Party (TKP) has nominated a headscarved woman for mayoral elections due to be held on March 31.…
Kurdish journalist and artist Zehra Doğan released from prison
World
February 24, 2019
Kurdish journalist and artist Zehra Doğan released from prison
Zehra Doğan, an artist and journalist for the now-closed a Kurdish news agency (JİNHA), was released on Sunday after two…
ODTÜ stipulates academic must visit Erdoğan if wins TÜBİTAK award
World
February 23, 2019
ODTÜ stipulates academic must visit Erdoğan if wins TÜBİTAK award
The rector’s office of Turkey’s Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) has stipulated that an academic who has been nominated for…
Turkey’s top prosecutor launches closure case against 4 Kurdish parties
Turkey
February 23, 2019
Turkey’s top prosecutor launches closure case against 4 Kurdish parties
The chief prosecutor at Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, Mehmet Akarca, has filed a closure case against four Kurdish parties…
Former deputy PM says former AKP heavyweights establishing new party ‘unforgivable’
Turkey
February 23, 2019
Former deputy PM says former AKP heavyweights establishing new party ‘unforgivable’
Bülent Arınç, a former deputy prime minister and one of the co-founders of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),…
V international forum crimea. Occupied. Five years of resistance
World
February 22, 2019
V international forum crimea. Occupied. Five years of resistance
Rebecca will be discussing with other panelists the humanitarian and security dimension of the outcomes of the occupation, the mechanisms…