Turkey
Member of Turkey’s Armenian community to be appointed district governor for first time
Turkey
October 29, 2021
Member of Turkey’s Armenian community to be appointed district governor for first time
A member of Turkey’s Armenian community is set to be appointed as a district governor for the first time in…
Turkey’s state of emergency commission rejects appeals by Peace Academics
Turkey
October 29, 2021
Turkey’s state of emergency commission rejects appeals by Peace Academics
The Emergency Procedures Examination Commission has issued its first rejection of appeals by several members of the Academics for Peace,…
Police detain Kurdish man for calling Turkey’s southeast ‘Kurdistan’
Turkey
October 29, 2021
Police detain Kurdish man for calling Turkey’s southeast ‘Kurdistan’
Turkish police have detained a Kurdish man for calling Turkey’s southeast “Kurdistan,” state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Oct. 29. The…
White House expects Biden-Erdoğan meeting in Glasgow: official
Politics
October 29, 2021
White House expects Biden-Erdoğan meeting in Glasgow: official
US President Joe Biden expects to meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of a UN…
Reactions mount as critical media outlets not allowed to cover Republic Day ceremony
Turkey
October 29, 2021
Reactions mount as critical media outlets not allowed to cover Republic Day ceremony
Reporters from the Cumhuriyet daily, Fox TV and the ANKA news agency, all critical of the Turkish government, were reportedly…
Aegean deaths show flaws in EU-Turkey deal: Greek minister
Politics
October 29, 2021
Aegean deaths show flaws in EU-Turkey deal: Greek minister
The sinking of a migrant boat in the Aegean Sea that cost the lives of four people highlights the flaws…
Erdoğan files second complaint about opposition claims of political assassinations
Turkey
October 29, 2021
Erdoğan files second complaint about opposition claims of political assassinations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a second complaint regarding claims recently voiced by senior opposition figures that political…
11 Syrian refugees face deportation over ‘banana’ videos protesting discrimination
Turkey
October 29, 2021
11 Syrian refugees face deportation over ‘banana’ videos protesting discrimination
Eleven Syrian refugees who were detained after sharing videos on social media showing them eating bananas in an effort to…
Turkey’s earnings from tourism almost triple after travel curbs eased
World
October 28, 2021
Turkey’s earnings from tourism almost triple after travel curbs eased
Turkey earned $11.4 billion from tourism in the third quarter of the year, almost triple the year-earlier figure, after countries…
U.S. enters dispute resolution talks with Turkey after F-35 programme expulsion
World
October 28, 2021
U.S. enters dispute resolution talks with Turkey after F-35 programme expulsion
U.S. and Turkish defence officials held dispute resolution talks in Ankara on Wednesday following Turkey’s expulsion from the F-35 stealth…