Turkish
Coal mines in western Turkey threatens villages, nature
Turkey
August 4, 2019
Coal mines in western Turkey threatens villages, nature
Settlements around Yatağan Power Plant, a coal power plant in the western province of Muğla, are severely affected, left-leaning Turkish…
Turkish Cypriot minister says EU sanctions cannot deter Ankara, Nicosia
Turkey
August 4, 2019
Turkish Cypriot minister says EU sanctions cannot deter Ankara, Nicosia
Turkish Cypriot’s Energy and Economy Minister said on Sunday no one should expect Turkey and Turkish Cypriots to renounce their…
Turkey’s first Alevi high school part of ruling AKP’s assimilation efforts, say officials
Turkey
August 4, 2019
Turkey’s first Alevi high school part of ruling AKP’s assimilation efforts, say officials
Officials from Turkey’s Alevi community have dismissed the country’s first high school set to teach the main tenets of the…
Turkey may use F-35 missiles with national combat jet, says minister
World
August 4, 2019
Turkey may use F-35 missiles with national combat jet, says minister
Turkey could use air-to-surface missiles designed for the F-35 fighter jet with the country’s own national combat aircraft and unmanned…
Turkey leading country in tobacco taxation at 87 pct
Turkey
August 4, 2019
Turkey leading country in tobacco taxation at 87 pct
Following a series of hikes to tobacco taxes since the beginning of 2019, Turkey leads the world in taxes levied…
Imamoğlu announces sea festival for Istanbul in 2020
Turkey
August 4, 2019
Imamoğlu announces sea festival for Istanbul in 2020
Istanbul’s newly elected opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has announced a sea festival for Turkey’s coastal megacity in 2020, independent news…
Video exposes police negligence during heart attack of teacher tortured in custody
Turkey
August 3, 2019
Video exposes police negligence during heart attack of teacher tortured in custody
Bold Medya has released a video showing the negligence of police officers in the death of Gökhan Açıkkollu, a purged…
179 planes diverted from new İstanbul Airport due to poor weather in 69 days
Turkey
August 3, 2019
179 planes diverted from new İstanbul Airport due to poor weather in 69 days
A total of 179 planes had to be diverted from the new İstanbul Airport due to poor weather conditions in…
Turkish polling company owner assaulted in İstanbul
Turkey
August 3, 2019
Turkish polling company owner assaulted in İstanbul
Hakan Bayrakçı, the owner of the SONAR polling company, was injured in an attack by unknown individuals in the Mecidiyeköy…
Prosecutors say report targeting journalists is free speech, no need for investigation
Turkey
August 3, 2019
Prosecutors say report targeting journalists is free speech, no need for investigation
Turkish prosecutors have found no reason to investigate a controversial report compiled by a pro-government think tank examining foreign news…