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Turkey’s notorious Silivri Prison operating at twice its capacity
Turkey
November 8, 2019
Turkey’s notorious Silivri Prison operating at twice its capacity
A parliamentary investigation committee report has revealed that 22,781 inmates are currently held at Turkey’s notorious Silivri Prison in İstanbul…
400,000 people displaced from Turkey’s Southeast in 2015-2016 military operations: report
Turkey
November 8, 2019
400,000 people displaced from Turkey’s Southeast in 2015-2016 military operations: report
A new report has revealed some 400,000 people were displaced from predominantly Kurdish cities during Turkish military operations in 2015…
Germany has received 1,252 Interpol notices since 2016 at Turkey’s request
World
November 8, 2019
Germany has received 1,252 Interpol notices since 2016 at Turkey’s request
Interpol has issued 1,252 blue and red notices to the German Interpol office at Ankara’s request since a failed coup…
Turkey apprehended 371,000 irregular migrants this year, interior minister says
World
November 7, 2019
Turkey apprehended 371,000 irregular migrants this year, interior minister says
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said Turkey has apprehended 371,000 irregular migrants thus far this year, the Diken news website reported…
Female ISIL member from Belgium arrested in Turkey after Syria escape
World
November 7, 2019
Female ISIL member from Belgium arrested in Turkey after Syria escape
Fatima Benmezian (24), a Belgian national and member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was arrested…
Erdoğan to raise US ‘lack of fulfillment’ of Syria border pledge with Trump
World
November 7, 2019
Erdoğan to raise US ‘lack of fulfillment’ of Syria border pledge with Trump
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday the United States was not fulfilling its pledge to remove a Kurdish militia…
Pro-gov’t journalist becomes new editor-in-chief of Hürriyet daily
Turkey
November 7, 2019
Pro-gov’t journalist becomes new editor-in-chief of Hürriyet daily
Turkish journalist Ahmet Hakan Coşkun, who has been criticized for avoiding any sharp criticism of the Turkish government and repeating…
Presidential board vows to give no ground in fight against Gülen movement
Turkey
November 7, 2019
Presidential board vows to give no ground in fight against Gülen movement
Turkey’s newly established Presidential Higher Advisory Board led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has voiced its determination to continue with…
137,000 Turks moved abroad in 2018
Turkey
November 7, 2019
137,000 Turks moved abroad in 2018
A total of 137,000 Turkish nationals moved abroad in 2018, representing an increase of 20 percent over the previous year,…
Turkey’s Halkbank seeking dismissal, recusal, in US sanctions evasion case
Business
November 6, 2019
Turkey’s Halkbank seeking dismissal, recusal, in US sanctions evasion case
A lawyer for Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank, which has been criminally charged by US prosecutors with helping Iran evade sanctions, said…