Turkey
Turkish jet firm under spotlight with Ghosn escape – LA Times
World
January 4, 2020
Turkish jet firm under spotlight with Ghosn escape – LA Times
The dramatic exfiltration of Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Beirut via Istanbul is drawing attention to Turkish charter…
Turkey’s Libya operation targeting gas reserves – Deutsche Welle
World
January 4, 2020
Turkey’s Libya operation targeting gas reserves – Deutsche Welle
There is much more on the table for Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is taking on another expensive military…
[ANALYSIS] What to expect from Turkey in 2020
Turkey
January 3, 2020
[ANALYSIS] What to expect from Turkey in 2020
The end of 2019 was marked in Turkey by an event during which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled the…
AKP loses 1.5 points of support in one month: poll
World
January 2, 2020
AKP loses 1.5 points of support in one month: poll
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost 1.5 percent of its electoral support in one month, according to an…
Davutoğlu opens TikTok account to engage with Turkey’s youth
Turkey
January 2, 2020
Davutoğlu opens TikTok account to engage with Turkey’s youth
Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who recently established a new political party, opened an account on TikTok, a video-sharing…
Poll shows 60 percent of Turks still support EU accession
World
January 2, 2020
Poll shows 60 percent of Turks still support EU accession
A new opinion poll released by the Economic Development Foundation (İKV) indicates that 60 percent of Turks are supportive of…
Turkish police’s security drone in İstanbul shot down by gendarmerie
Turkey
January 2, 2020
Turkish police’s security drone in İstanbul shot down by gendarmerie
A drone launched by the Turkish police to fly over İstanbul’s Taksim Square on New Year’s Eve for security purposes…
40 percent of AKP voters say new political party necessary: survey
Turkey
January 2, 2020
40 percent of AKP voters say new political party necessary: survey
An opinion poll indicates that 40 percent of the supporters of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) see the…
Albania to deport Gülen follower at Turkey’s request despite court rejection of extradition: report
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January 1, 2020
Albania to deport Gülen follower at Turkey’s request despite court rejection of extradition: report
Albanian authorities are about to deport Harun Çelik, a Turkish teacher at a school affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement…
7 migrants die after boat capsized in Turkey’s Lake Van
Turkey
December 26, 2019
7 migrants die after boat capsized in Turkey’s Lake Van
Seven irregular migrants died on Thursday when their boat sank in Turkey’s Lake Van, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.…