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Turkey could face consequences if it persists in drilling efforts off Cyprus: Greek PM
World
June 22, 2019
Turkey could face consequences if it persists in drilling efforts off Cyprus: Greek PM
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday Turkey could face consequences from Europe if it persists on a course…
Nearly 70,000 Turks receive German pensions in Turkey: report
Life Style
June 22, 2019
Nearly 70,000 Turks receive German pensions in Turkey: report
The number of Turks who transferred their German pensions to Turkey reached 69,089 in 2017, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported…
New president of Iraqi Kurdistan visits Turkey 2 days before İstanbul election re-run
World
June 22, 2019
New president of Iraqi Kurdistan visits Turkey 2 days before İstanbul election re-run
Nechirvan Barzani, who on June 10 was sworn in as the new president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, has…
Nationalist politician claims PKK leader sought to prevent HDP abuse of İstanbul vote
Turkey
June 22, 2019
Nationalist politician claims PKK leader sought to prevent HDP abuse of İstanbul vote
Devlet Bahçeli, the chairman of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has claimed that a recent letter from the leader of…
İmamoğlu leads İstanbul repeat election by 5 percent, new poll suggests
Turkey
June 22, 2019
İmamoğlu leads İstanbul repeat election by 5 percent, new poll suggests
A survey conducted two days before the re-run of an İstanbul mayoral election indicates that the opposition’s Ekrem İmamoğlu is…
Turkish court blocks web pages over finance minister affair rumours
Turkey
June 21, 2019
Turkish court blocks web pages over finance minister affair rumours
Turkish authorities on Friday blocked access to a title mentioning unverified rumours of an affair between the Turkish economy minister…
Rebecca Harms for monitoring the Gezi protests trial in Turkey
Turkey
June 21, 2019
Rebecca Harms for monitoring the Gezi protests trial in Turkey
At the end of her mandate, Rebecca Harms, expert on Turkey and Green Member of the European Parliament, will travel…
Journalist Coşkun acquitted of insulting Turkey’s president
Turkey
June 21, 2019
Journalist Coşkun acquitted of insulting Turkey’s president
An İstanbul on Thursday court ruled to acquit former Cumhuriyet daily court reporter Canan Coşkun of charges of insulting the…
Some 415,000 Syrian babies born in Turkey since 2011: official
Turkey
June 21, 2019
Some 415,000 Syrian babies born in Turkey since 2011: official
More than 415,000 Syrian babies have been born in Turkey since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011,…
Founding member of Turkish opposition party assaulted
Turkey
June 21, 2019
Founding member of Turkish opposition party assaulted
Metin Bozkurt, one of the founding members of the İyi (Good) Party, was attacked by a group of eight unidentified…