Turkey
Turkey asks Germany to arrest, extradite SDF commander Kobani
World
November 18, 2019
Turkey asks Germany to arrest, extradite SDF commander Kobani
Turkey has asked Germany to arrest and extradite the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Kobani, Foreign…
Turkish court arrests 2 Kurdish news outlet reporters on terrorism charges
Turkey
November 18, 2019
Turkish court arrests 2 Kurdish news outlet reporters on terrorism charges
A Turkish court in İzmir province on Saturday arrested two journalists from the Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency on terrorism charges,…
Erdoğan guards attacked US security personnel in 2017, court documents show
World
November 17, 2019
Erdoğan guards attacked US security personnel in 2017, court documents show
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s planned visit to Washington this week is raising concerns about a repeat of violent protests…
More than 6,000 Syrians removed from İstanbul since July: report
Turkey
November 17, 2019
More than 6,000 Syrians removed from İstanbul since July: report
Turkey has sent more than 6,000 Syrian migrants in İstanbul to temporary housing centers in other provinces since early July,…
Turkey arrests 4 more Kurdish mayors in Southeast
Turkey
November 17, 2019
Turkey arrests 4 more Kurdish mayors in Southeast
In a widening crackdown on elected mayors from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Turkish police teams on Friday detained…
Turkey’s unemployment rate rises to 14 percent, youth joblessness at record high
Business
November 17, 2019
Turkey’s unemployment rate rises to 14 percent, youth joblessness at record high
Turkey’s unemployment rate rose to 14.0 percent in the July-September period from 13.9 percent a month earlier, official data showed…
German gov’t: Family of Erdoğan’s son-in-law finances controversial think tank
World
November 17, 2019
German gov’t: Family of Erdoğan’s son-in-law finances controversial think tank
The family of Berat Albayrak, the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as well as Turkey’s finance minister, finances…
Court rejects journalist Altan’s objection to his re-arrest
Turkey
November 17, 2019
Court rejects journalist Altan’s objection to his re-arrest
A high criminal court in İstanbul has rejected an objection filed by the lawyer of prominent Turkish journalist and writer…
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls Macron’s NATO comments ‘unacceptable’
World
November 17, 2019
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls Macron’s NATO comments ‘unacceptable’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday slammed as “unacceptable” recent remarks on NATO by French President Emmanuel Macron, who…
12,000-year-old lake in Turkish town destroyed over rumor of hidden treasure
Art and Culture
November 17, 2019
12,000-year-old lake in Turkish town destroyed over rumor of hidden treasure
A 12,000-year-old lake in a Turkish town was completely obliterated after an official excavation in search of hidden treasure from…