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Yearly Archives: 2019

Turkish restaurant chain owner arrested over Gülen links

Murat Sivrikaya, owner of the famous çiğ köfte (raw meatballs) restaurant chain Komagene, was arrested Monday on terrorism charges over his alleged links to...

Turkey sees 69 percent increase in gun violence over past 4 years

A report released by the Umut (Hope) Foundation, a leading advocate of gun control in Turkey, has revealed that there has been a 69...

Syrian jihadist leader backs Turkish military operation against Kurds

Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, head of Syria’s radical jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), on Monday voiced support for Turkey's plans to carry out a...

Lawyer claims Silivri Prison inmates’ coats taken away despite freezing weather

Prominent Turkish lawyer Ergin Cinmen has claimed that coats belonging to inmates in İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison have been collected by the prison administration...

Turkey deploys tanks, armored vehicles near Syrian border: report

The Turkish military deployed tanks and armored vehicles to the border province of Hatay on Sunday as Turkey continues its preparations for a military...

Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç released after brief detention

Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç was released from custody on Monday, detained in an investigation based on accusations of terrorist organization membership and propaganda. Tunç was...

Ankara prosecutors drafted 11,297 indictments on terrorism charges in 2018

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday announced that 11,297 indictments were prepared by the office based on terrorism charges in 2018, the...

Turkish automotive market contracts 35 percent in 2018

Turkey’s automotive market contracted by 35 percent in 2018 over the previous year, according to data released by the Automotive Industry Association (OSD), which...

Opposition deputy says negligence involved in death of jailed Turkish teacher

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and human rights activist Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu tweeted on Monday that negligence was involved in the death of a...

2 more jailed Kurdish politicians to start hunger strike protesting visitor ban on PKK leader

Former Kurdish deputies Selma Irmak and Sabahat Tuncel announced on Monday that they would join a hunger strike led by deputy Leyla Güven to...

Turkey’s upcoming local elections ignite election fraud debate

As Turkey’s local elections slated for March 31 draw near, several reports in the Turkish media reveal peculiar numbers of registered voters in certain...

Purged academic files complaint against commission for not reinstating him to position

Professor Mehmet Altan, who was dismissed from his university post and jailed for 21 months on coup allegations in the wake of a failed...

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