Turkey
Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors violates voters’ rights: HRW
Turkey
February 7, 2020
Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors violates voters’ rights: HRW
Turkey’s removal and arrest of multiple democratically elected Kurdish mayors across southeastern Turkey violates voters’ rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW)…
Turkey will not withdraw troops from Idlib observation posts: report
World
February 7, 2020
Turkey will not withdraw troops from Idlib observation posts: report
Turkey has no plans to withdraw troops from observation posts in Syria’s northwest Idlib region even though three of the…
Syrian regime forces enter rebel-held Saraqeb, risking confrontation with Turkey: report
World
February 7, 2020
Syrian regime forces enter rebel-held Saraqeb, risking confrontation with Turkey: report
Syrian regime troops entered a strategic town in the country’s last rebel stronghold on Thursday after fierce clashes with opposition…
Beleaguered Pegasus Airlines fires former military pilot who criticized Turkish gov’t
Turkey
February 7, 2020
Beleaguered Pegasus Airlines fires former military pilot who criticized Turkish gov’t
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines has fired Bahadır Altan, a former military pilot who was working for the company as a technical…
Turkey ‘determined’ to resume gas exploration in area demarcated in Libya accord
World
February 7, 2020
Turkey ‘determined’ to resume gas exploration in area demarcated in Libya accord
Turkey’s presidential spokesman, İbrahim Kalın, on Thursday reiterated Ankara’s determination to press forward with seismic research and drilling for hydrocarbons…
Turkey releases Iranian rapper detained by police last week: report
Turkey
February 6, 2020
Turkey releases Iranian rapper detained by police last week: report
Popular Iranian rapper Tataloo has been released from detention in Turkey a week after being taken into custody by police…
Another new mother detained in Turkey over Gülen links
Turkey
February 6, 2020
Another new mother detained in Turkey over Gülen links
Büşra Öztürk, the mother of a 22-day-old baby, was detained in Ankara on Wednesday for alleged links to the Gülen…
Italy’s biggest bank cuts more of its stake in Turkey’s Yapı Kredi: report
Business
February 6, 2020
Italy’s biggest bank cuts more of its stake in Turkey’s Yapı Kredi: report
UniCredit, Italy’s biggest bank by assets, took a further step on Wednesday in a strategy to streamline its structure, announcing…
Turkish dissidents feel unsafe as Zelensky acquiesces to Erdogan’s demands
Ukraine
February 6, 2020
Turkish dissidents feel unsafe as Zelensky acquiesces to Erdogan’s demands
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Kyiv earlier this week was largely formulaic. He and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky…
Libya’s GNA denies reports of Syrian extremists fighting in their ranks: Anadolu
World
February 6, 2020
Libya’s GNA denies reports of Syrian extremists fighting in their ranks: Anadolu
A spokesperson from Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) has told Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency that reports suggesting…