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Turkey has provided $325 mln in coronavirus relief to northern Cypriots: VP
World
May 27, 2020
Turkey has provided $325 mln in coronavirus relief to northern Cypriots: VP
Ankara has provided some $325 million to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) to help it weather the fallout…
Swiss prosecutors investigating Turkish couple who informed on dissidents: report
World
May 27, 2020
Swiss prosecutors investigating Turkish couple who informed on dissidents: report
Switzerland’s Federal Office of Prosecution has launched an investigation into a Turkish couple who informed on dissidents living in Switzerland,…
UN report exposes int’l military mission to prevent Turkey from shipping arms to Libya: report
World
May 27, 2020
UN report exposes int’l military mission to prevent Turkey from shipping arms to Libya: report
A confidential report by the United Nations has revealed a mission, codenamed Project Opus, by eight countries to prevent Turkey…
Union jack towel: Man detained for draping flag in Turkey
Turkey
May 22, 2020
Union jack towel: Man detained for draping flag in Turkey
Locals in the central Kayseri province reported the man to police on Tuesday after the towel appeared outside. Turkey celebrates…
Nearly 16,000 businesses shut down under coronavirus measures: report
World
May 21, 2020
Nearly 16,000 businesses shut down under coronavirus measures: report
Some 16,000 businesses were closed between March 1 and April 30, when Turkey imposed measures to halt the spread of…
Art of darkness How Fevzi Yazici’s arrest and confinement have transformed his work
Art and Culture
May 15, 2020
Art of darkness How Fevzi Yazici’s arrest and confinement have transformed his work
Fevzi Yazici missed the opening night of his first professional art exhibit. While other artists were proudly standing beside their…
Rapid spread of COVID-19 in the notorious Silivri Prison in Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey
May 13, 2020
Rapid spread of COVID-19 in the notorious Silivri Prison in Istanbul, Turkey
Disturbing news are coming out of the Silivri prison in İstanbul, Turkey. According to the İstanbul Bakirkoy Chief Public Prosecutor,…
Turkey arrests popular Twitter users for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’
Turkey
April 8, 2020
Turkey arrests popular Twitter users for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’
Turkish authorities on Friday arrested two of the three well-known anonymous Twitter users who were detained on Wednesday and Thursday.…
Turkish parliament debates coronavirus release bill that excludes political prisoners: report
Turkey
April 7, 2020
Turkish parliament debates coronavirus release bill that excludes political prisoners: report
Turkey’s parliament debated a prisoner release bill on Tuesday that aims to ease overcrowding in prisons and protect detainees from…
Erdoğan takes legal action against TV anchor over tweet about a speech
Turkey
April 7, 2020
Erdoğan takes legal action against TV anchor over tweet about a speech
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint with İstanbul prosecutors against Fox TV news anchor Fatih Portakal,…