Turkey
I’m watching the coronavirus crisis unfold from a Turkish prison. This is why I’m hopeful.
Opinion
May 26, 2020
I’m watching the coronavirus crisis unfold from a Turkish prison. This is why I’m hopeful.
These days being in an actual prison while everyone else is confined inside their homes feels like sitting in a…
Opposition leader Babacan promises to bring “freedom of thought” back to Turkey
Turkey
May 26, 2020
Opposition leader Babacan promises to bring “freedom of thought” back to Turkey
Defying a bleak status quo, political challenger Ali Babacan promises to bring “freedom of thought” back to Turkey – if…
Union jack towel: Man detained for draping flag in Turkey
Turkey
May 22, 2020
Union jack towel: Man detained for draping flag in Turkey
Locals in the central Kayseri province reported the man to police on Tuesday after the towel appeared outside. Turkey celebrates…
Nearly 16,000 businesses shut down under coronavirus measures: report
World
May 21, 2020
Nearly 16,000 businesses shut down under coronavirus measures: report
Some 16,000 businesses were closed between March 1 and April 30, when Turkey imposed measures to halt the spread of…
Professor fired from university after promoting teenage pregnancy
Turkey
May 18, 2020
Professor fired from university after promoting teenage pregnancy
İstanbul Aydın University has fired an academic due to controversial remarks made during a TV program in which he seemingly…
Vice president says 70 pct of countries sought help from Turkey to fight coronavirus
Turkey
May 18, 2020
Vice president says 70 pct of countries sought help from Turkey to fight coronavirus
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay has said two-thirds of the world’s countries, around 70 percent, have asked for assistance from…
Prosecutor rules no need for probe into death of teacher tortured in custody
Turkey
May 18, 2020
Prosecutor rules no need for probe into death of teacher tortured in custody
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has once again ruled that there is no need to investigate the death of…
Anti-gov’t Twitter user, journalist detained after being targeted by pro-gov’t media
Media Freedom
May 18, 2020
Anti-gov’t Twitter user, journalist detained after being targeted by pro-gov’t media
Taylan Kulaçoğlu, a popular, anti-government Twitter user, and journalist Hakan Gülseven were detained after they were targeted by pro-government media…
When I met a Gandhian ‘Jihadi’ in America
Editor's Choice
May 17, 2020
When I met a Gandhian ‘Jihadi’ in America
The holy month of Ramadan is here, and our Muslim brethren are engaged in what is irrefutably the largest collective…
Turkey slams EU criticism over new drilling off Cyprus
World
May 16, 2020
Turkey slams EU criticism over new drilling off Cyprus
A declaration by EU foreign ministers condemning Turkish drilling in the eastern Mediterranean is the “last example of a fruitless…