Turkey
Survey: In 2018, Turkey Blocks Access to 2,950 Online News Stories
Turkey
February 22, 2019
Survey: In 2018, Turkey Blocks Access to 2,950 Online News Stories
A recent survey by independent online media platform Bianet reveals that Turkey’s authorities, citing security reasons, blocked access to 2,950…
Families angry as two people allegedly kidnapped are said to be in Turkish police custody, accused of links to the Gulen movement
World
February 22, 2019
Families angry as two people allegedly kidnapped are said to be in Turkish police custody, accused of links to the Gulen movement
IT HAS been established that two Turkish citizens who disappeared on February 13 in Ankara are detained by the police.…
2 police officers arrested for stealing money during pat down
Turkey
February 22, 2019
2 police officers arrested for stealing money during pat down
Two police officers have been arrested for allegedly stealing money during a pat down of a man of Iranian origin…
Turkey issues detention warrants for 295 military members over Gülen links
Turkey
February 22, 2019
Turkey issues detention warrants for 295 military members over Gülen links
Turkey ordered the detention of 295 serving military personnel on Friday, the prosecutor’s office said, accusing them of links to…
VIDEO | Principal of Turkish school in Bishkek accused of sexually abusing students
World
February 22, 2019
VIDEO | Principal of Turkish school in Bishkek accused of sexually abusing students
The principal of a Turkish primary school in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek has been accused of sexually abusing students,…
Nobody dies from not eating aubergines, Erdoğan ally says
Turkey
February 21, 2019
Nobody dies from not eating aubergines, Erdoğan ally says
Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the far-right National Movement Party (MHP), on late Wednesday labelled recent complaints over rising vegetable…
ISIS militants swear to fight to the death for their last pocket of territory in Syria: SDF
World
February 21, 2019
ISIS militants swear to fight to the death for their last pocket of territory in Syria: SDF
The presence of Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria is at a dead-end after US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on…
Foreign minister says Turkey will begin drilling for oil and gas off Cyprus
World
February 21, 2019
Foreign minister says Turkey will begin drilling for oil and gas off Cyprus
Turkey will begin drilling for oil and gas near Cyprus in the coming days, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on…
Thesis writing for a fee a TL 150 million industry in Turkey: report
Turkey
February 21, 2019
Thesis writing for a fee a TL 150 million industry in Turkey: report
Companies that write theses for a fee for graduate and postgraduate students have developed a volume of TL 150 million…
Document reveals detention of 2,745 judicial members ordered a day after coup attempt
Turkey
February 21, 2019
Document reveals detention of 2,745 judicial members ordered a day after coup attempt
A document published by a Turkish journalist living in exile on Wednesday revealed that a public prosecutor in Ankara had…