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Turkey sets up new military post amid escalating tensions in Idlib
World
October 16, 2020
Turkey sets up new military post amid escalating tensions in Idlib
Turkey has set up a new military post in the village of Qoqfin, situated in a disputed area of northwestern…
Podcasts are the reason Ankara is targeting Spotify, pundit says
Turkey
October 13, 2020
Podcasts are the reason Ankara is targeting Spotify, pundit says
The audio streaming platform Spotify, which faces a ban in Turkey if it does not abide by a government notice…
105 active duty soldiers among 167 sought in post-coup purge
Turkey
October 13, 2020
105 active duty soldiers among 167 sought in post-coup purge
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 167 people, at least 105 of whom are soldiers on active duty, in…
Turkish Cypriot leader claims operatives of Turkish president threatened him and his family
World
October 10, 2020
Turkish Cypriot leader claims operatives of Turkish president threatened him and his family
Mustafa Akıncı, president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), a breakaway state recognized only by Turkey, claimed on…
Majority-Kurdish town denied Internet access for a year for ‘security reasons’
Turkey
October 9, 2020
Majority-Kurdish town denied Internet access for a year for ‘security reasons’
Nusaybin, a predominantly Kurdish town in Turkey’s southeastern province of Mardin, has been suffering from restricted Internet access since a…
Turkish intel monitored Erdoğan-critical network in Germany, document reveals
World
October 9, 2020
Turkish intel monitored Erdoğan-critical network in Germany, document reveals
The Turkish intelligence agency surveilled a dissident TV network broadcasting from Germany and investigated journalists who appeared on its shows,…
Parliamentary oversight of Turkish gov’t expenditures to be abolished
Turkey
October 8, 2020
Parliamentary oversight of Turkish gov’t expenditures to be abolished
The Turkish parliament will soon debate a bill that will remove government expenditures from parliamentary oversight, Turkish media outlets reported…
Hate speech targeting Armenians in Turkey on the rise, warns opposition lawmaker
Turkey
October 8, 2020
Hate speech targeting Armenians in Turkey on the rise, warns opposition lawmaker
Incidents of hate speech and war propaganda targeting the Armenian minority in Turkey have been increasing amid the recent Azerbaijani-Armenian…
‘Age of impunity is over’: Turkish officials face sanctions in UK
World
October 8, 2020
‘Age of impunity is over’: Turkish officials face sanctions in UK
A Turkish rights group based in the United Kingdom has launched a campaign to designate Turkish officials involved in alleged…
Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe
World
October 7, 2020
Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe
Recent incidents in Europe indicate that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s “long arm” has again started operating on the continent,…