Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan summoned his cabinet and senior officials for an unscheduled meeting on Monday after a group of retired navy admirals criticized the government’s stance on a key international …
Read More »Infections continue to rise in Turkey amid relaxed measures
ISTANBUL (AP) – Turkey’s weekly regional COVID-19 numbers continue to rise and deaths rise as the country maintains more relaxed restrictions for now. The country’s official death toll in the pandemic rose …
Read More »Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women
ISTANBUL (AP) – Turkey withdrew early Saturday from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that was the first country to sign 10 years ago and is named after its largest …
Read More »Erdogan appoints head of central bank defender of low interest rates
Sahap Kavcioglu Photographer: Mustafa Ciftci / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images Photographer: Mustafa Ciftci / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images Two days after a larger-than-expected interest rate hike, Turkish President Recep Tayyip …
Read More »The city full of homeless dogs struggling to survive
“You are on your own. Nothing happens to men like us because we live from day to day, ”a Chechen immigrant tells homeless Syrian children in Istanbul in Lost. Nomadic and uprooted …
Read More »US implicates Saudi crown prince in murder of journalist
WASHINGTON (AP) – The crown prince of Saudi Arabia likely approved the murder of American journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a recently declassified US intelligence report …
Read More »Turkish President takes action in protest university
ISTANBUL (AP) – The Turkish president has ordered the establishment of two new departments at the country’s most prestigious university, which have demonstrated for weeks protesting his appointment of a new rector …
Read More »Turkey, Greece break five-year talks
Photographer: Sakis Mirolidis / AFP / Getty Images Photographer: Sakis Mirolidis / AFP / Getty Images Turkey and Greece will try to deal with differences over maritime borders and offshore energy resources …
Read More »Turkish sex cult chief sentenced to more than 1,000 years in prison
In 2018, in Istanbul, police officials rescued Adnan Octar after his arrest. Source: AFP / Getty Image A Turkish Islamic televangelist was sentenced to 1,075 years in prison on Monday for running …
Read More »Metallica Fuels Student Protest in the Istanbul Dossens Detected
Students protested outside Bogazi University in Istanbul. Photographer: Ozan Kose / AFP / Getty Images Photographer: Ozan Kose / AFP / Getty Images The music of heavy metal band Metallica has provided …
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