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Turkey summons Bulgarian envoy over election interference claims
Turkey
November 21, 2021
Turkey summons Bulgarian envoy over election interference claims
The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the Bulgarian ambassador to Turkey on Thursday after the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish…
Snap election only way out of Turkey’s financial woes, jailed Kurdish leader says
Turkey
November 21, 2021
Snap election only way out of Turkey’s financial woes, jailed Kurdish leader says
Imprisoned Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş has said that the only way out of Turkey’s financial troubles is holding a snap…
27 children killed, 160 subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in 2021: report
Turkey
November 21, 2021
27 children killed, 160 subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in 2021: report
A report by human rights defender and opposition deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has revealed that at least 27 children were killed…
38 former judges and prosecutors indicted for ‘conspiracy’ in match-fixing scandal
Turkey
November 7, 2021
38 former judges and prosecutors indicted for ‘conspiracy’ in match-fixing scandal
An İstanbul prosecutor has drafted an indictment against 38 former judges and prosecutors on conspiracy-related charges regarding a match-fixing scandal…
Turkish rights group takes legal action against ex-intel chief over torture confession
Turkey
November 7, 2021
Turkish rights group takes legal action against ex-intel chief over torture confession
The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) announced that it has brought legal action against a former intelligence chief who…
Turkey’s iconic Salt Lake has dried up
Turkey
October 30, 2021
Turkey’s iconic Salt Lake has dried up
Turkey’s Lake Tuz, one of the world’s most iconic salt lakes, has dried up as a result of drought and…
[OPINION] Why Turkey’s ruling party should worry about INTERPOL
Turkey
October 30, 2021
[OPINION] Why Turkey’s ruling party should worry about INTERPOL
Turkey is set to host INTERPOL’s 89th General Assembly in İstanbul November 20-25, after intense lobbying efforts by the Turkish…
$128 bln in missing forex reserves used to support Turks during pandemic: AKP MP
Business
October 30, 2021
$128 bln in missing forex reserves used to support Turks during pandemic: AKP MP
A deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has claimed that $128 billion in forex reserves that were…
Allowing illegal trade to Russian-occupied territories undermines Turkey’s credibility: MEI
Ukraine
October 30, 2021
Allowing illegal trade to Russian-occupied territories undermines Turkey’s credibility: MEI
By allowing illegal trade to the Russian-occupied territories of Abkhazia and Crimea Turkey is undermining “both its own credibility and…
Ukraine defends use of Turkish drone against separatists
World
October 30, 2021
Ukraine defends use of Turkish drone against separatists
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday brushed aside Western criticism of Kyiv using a Turkish-made drone in its conflict with…