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Yearly Archives: 2018

Zaman journalist Kabakçı released on judicial probation 20 months after incarceration

Journalist Şirin Kabakçı, who used to be Konya bureau chief for the Zaman daily, Turkey’s highest circulating newspaper before its takeover and closure by...

Erdoğan claims Turkey is one of only a few countries with a full-fledged democracy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a speech on Thursday that Turkey is one of the few countries in the world that implements...

Turkey’s foreign minister: US withdrawing from Syria thanks to decisions we made

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Thursday claimed that the United States made the decision to withdraw forces from Syria due to decisions Turkey...

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board reinstates requirement for official seals on ballots

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has re-introduced a requirement that ballots stamped with an official seal in order to be considered valid, according to...

Families still seek justice 7 years after Uludere tragedy

Although seven years have passed since the killing of 34 people near the Uludere district of Şırnak province in southeastern Turkey in a bombardment...

TurkStat: More than 13 million people in Turkey receive social aid

A total of 13,260,000 people in Turkey are dependent on social aid to survive, according to data released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat). In...

Court rules to keep pro-Kurdish deputy Güven in jail

A high criminal court in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır has ruled to keep pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Leyla Güven in...

AKP spokesman labels actors’ remarks on TV a ‘crime against humanity’

Ömer Çelik, the spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), suggested that actors Metin Akpınar and Müjdat Gezen’s remarks about President Recep...

Defense minister files criminal complaint against opposition deputy for insult

Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, who served as chief of general staff during a coup attempt in July 2016, on Wednesday filed a criminal complaint...

Turkey’s broadcasting regulator sanctions 2 TV networks targeted by Erdoğan

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), responsible for the regulation and control of the Turkish broadcasting sector, has imposed fines as well as...

Man who killed father says Gülenists responsible for murder

An Antalya man who killed his father in August appeared in court on Tuesday and claimed that it was followers of the faith-based Gülen...

German parliamentary report describes Turkey as an invader in Syria

A report drafted by the German Bundestag’s Scientific Services Department suggests that Turkey’s role in Syria qualifies as an occupying force, Deutsche Welle Turkish...

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