Turkey
Jews, Armenians, Syrians main targets of hate speech in Turkish papers in 2018
Turkey
September 14, 2019
Jews, Armenians, Syrians main targets of hate speech in Turkish papers in 2018
Jews, Armenians and Syrians were the top groups subjected to hate speech in the Turkish media in 2018, according to…
Former prosecutor, TV pundit released pending trial
Turkey
September 14, 2019
Former prosecutor, TV pundit released pending trial
Gültekin Avcı, a former Turkish prosecutor and TV pundit, was released pending trial on Friday, according to the Milli Gazete…
Turkey’s current account posts $1.2 billion year-on-year surplus in July
Business
September 14, 2019
Turkey’s current account posts $1.2 billion year-on-year surplus in July
Turkey’s current account balance posted a $1.2 billion surplus in July, improving from a $2.2 billion deficit in same period…
Germany urges Greece to step up migrant deportations to Turkey: report
World
September 14, 2019
Germany urges Greece to step up migrant deportations to Turkey: report
Germany’s Interior Ministry on Thursday called on Greece to step up deportations to Turkey as well as to exert stronger…
Turkish teacher says unidentified men tried to abduct him in Ankara
Turkey
September 14, 2019
Turkish teacher says unidentified men tried to abduct him in Ankara
A Turkish teacher said three unidentified men tried to abduct him in Ankara as he was about to get into…
Barcelona player Arda Turan gets suspended sentence for nightclub fight
Sport
September 12, 2019
Barcelona player Arda Turan gets suspended sentence for nightclub fight
Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan, currently on loan with Turkish club Başakşehir, was given a suspended two year, eight month sentence…
88 Russian tourists died in Turkey over summer season
World
September 12, 2019
88 Russian tourists died in Turkey over summer season
A total of 88 tourists from Russia died in Turkey over the past summer season on Wednesday. Alexei Erkhov, the…
İstanbul police want list of women who had abortions for use in investigations
Turkey
September 11, 2019
İstanbul police want list of women who had abortions for use in investigations
The İstanbul Police Department has asked the provincial healthcare authority to provide it with a list of women who had…
Turkey’s top court fines government for police violence against journalist in Gezi protests
Turkey
September 11, 2019
Turkey’s top court fines government for police violence against journalist in Gezi protests
The Turkish Constitutional Court has ordered the government to pay TL 27,500 ($4,750) in damages to journalist Erdal İmrek, who…
3 more mothers join sit-ins demanding Kurdish party facilitate return of their children
Turkey
September 10, 2019
3 more mothers join sit-ins demanding Kurdish party facilitate return of their children
Three more mothers on Monday joined sit-ins in front of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) headquarters in Diyarbakır, demanding…