Turkey
Turkey’s industrial production rises for second consecutive month: report
World
December 14, 2019
Turkey’s industrial production rises for second consecutive month: report
Turkish industrial production rose for the second month in a row in October after a year of declines as the…
Turkish FM says US Senate recognizing Armenian genocide ‘political show’
World
December 14, 2019
Turkish FM says US Senate recognizing Armenian genocide ‘political show’
Turkey has reacted angrily at a US Senate move to unanimously pass on Thursday a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide,…
221 ex-military officers apply to testify against Turkish defense minister in dispute with opposition deputy
Turkey
December 14, 2019
221 ex-military officers apply to testify against Turkish defense minister in dispute with opposition deputy
A total of 221 retired Turkish military officers have applied to a court to testify against Defense Minister Hulusi Akar…
İmamoğlu describes Canal İstanbul project as ‘treason against the city’ in response to Erdoğan
Turkey
December 14, 2019
İmamoğlu describes Canal İstanbul project as ‘treason against the city’ in response to Erdoğan
As a war of words resumed between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu over the long-planned Canal…
4 Turkish political parties condemn US resolution recognizing Armenian genocide
World
December 14, 2019
4 Turkish political parties condemn US resolution recognizing Armenian genocide
In a rare of show of unity, four political parties in the Turkish Parliament on Friday condemned a US resolution…
Turkish court acquits all defendants in clandestine JİTEM network trial
Turkey
December 14, 2019
Turkish court acquits all defendants in clandestine JİTEM network trial
A high criminal court in Ankara has acquitted all defendants of murder in a trial involving the enforced disappearance or…
Bosnian Lawyer for Arrested Turk ‘Deprived of Information’
World
December 12, 2019
Bosnian Lawyer for Arrested Turk ‘Deprived of Information’
The Bosnian lawyer for a Turkish school head who has been arrested as a “security threat”, and faces potential extradition,…
UEFA decides not to punish Turkish footballers for military salute
World
December 12, 2019
UEFA decides not to punish Turkish footballers for military salute
European football authority UEFA has decided not to punish Turkish footballers for military salutes they gave at an international game,…
2 HDP co-mayors in Van arrested on terrorism charges
Turkey
December 11, 2019
2 HDP co-mayors in Van arrested on terrorism charges
As part of an expanding crackdown on elected mayors from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), two HDP district co-mayors…
Turkey joins Nobel ceremony boycott in protest of Handke
World
December 11, 2019
Turkey joins Nobel ceremony boycott in protest of Handke
Turkey said on Monday it would join Albania and Kosovo in boycotting the Nobel awards ceremony in protest of 2019…