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Bellini’s Sultan Mehmed painting acquired by İstanbul Municipality: mayor
Turkey
June 25, 2020
Bellini’s Sultan Mehmed painting acquired by İstanbul Municipality: mayor
The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has acquired a 15th century painting of Fatih Sultan Mehmed, the Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople…
US: Turkey regularly invoked terrorism law to criminalize exercise of human rights in 2019
World
June 25, 2020
US: Turkey regularly invoked terrorism law to criminalize exercise of human rights in 2019
In its “Country Reports on Terrorism 2019” released yesterday, the US State Department said Turkey has a broad definition of…
2 more Kurdish party mayors removed from office in Turkey’s Southeast
Turkey
June 25, 2020
2 more Kurdish party mayors removed from office in Turkey’s Southeast
Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Thursday decided to remove from office the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-mayors of Elazığ’s Sarıcan…
Erdoğan’s aide says Bolton’s book ‘misleading, one-sided and manipulative’
World
June 25, 2020
Erdoğan’s aide says Bolton’s book ‘misleading, one-sided and manipulative’
Turkey has denounced as “misleading, one-sided and manipulative” the explosive book by former US national security advisor John Bolton, which…
Kurdish militia leader says Turkish drone attack killed 3 civilians in N. Syria: report
Turkey
June 25, 2020
Kurdish militia leader says Turkish drone attack killed 3 civilians in N. Syria: report
The leader of a US-backed militia in northeast Syria accused Turkey of violating the terms of two separate cease-fire agreements…
Turkish central bank unexpectedly halts interest rate easing cycle: report
World
June 25, 2020
Turkish central bank unexpectedly halts interest rate easing cycle: report
Turkey’s central bank unexpectedly halted a nearly year-long easing cycle on Thursday by keeping its key interest rate unchanged at…
More than one-third of German arms exports go to Turkey: report
World
June 25, 2020
More than one-third of German arms exports go to Turkey: report
Turkey is the number one recipient of German arms exports for the second year running, according to a classified document…
Turkish soldier killed after coming under fire from across border with Iran: report
Turkey
June 24, 2020
Turkish soldier killed after coming under fire from across border with Iran: report
One Turkish soldier was killed and two others were wounded in southeast Turkey as they came under fire from the…
1 killed, 8 injured in flash floods in Turkey’s megacity of İstanbul
Turkey
June 24, 2020
1 killed, 8 injured in flash floods in Turkey’s megacity of İstanbul
At least one person was killed and eight others were injured on Tuesday in flash floods in Turkey’s biggest city…
3 journalists released pending trial, 3 kept in jail for reporting intel officer’s killing in Libya: report
Turkey
June 24, 2020
3 journalists released pending trial, 3 kept in jail for reporting intel officer’s killing in Libya: report
A trial started on Wednesday for seven Turkish journalists charged with revealing state secrets in their coverage of the death…