Turkey
Turkey dismisses more than 2,700 with emergency rule decree
Middle East
December 24, 2017
Turkey dismisses more than 2,700 with emergency rule decree
Turkey said on Sunday that 2,756 people were dismissed from their jobs in public institutions including soldiers, teachers and ministry…
Israel says arrested three Turks in Jerusalem amid unrest
Middle East
December 23, 2017
Israel says arrested three Turks in Jerusalem amid unrest
Israeli authorities have arrested three Turkish tourists in Jerusalem over an incident that followed Muslim prayers at a flashpoint holy…
Turkish matchmaking service accused of discriminating against women
Middle East
December 23, 2017
Turkish matchmaking service accused of discriminating against women
As soon as Turkish matchmaking website evlilikci.com made headlines, it got banned. The platform was set up to help married…
Syria Astana talks end with call for new peace round in Sochi
Middle East
December 23, 2017
Syria Astana talks end with call for new peace round in Sochi
After two days of talks in Astana, Russia, Iran and Turkey announced on Friday that they would meet for a…
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
World
December 19, 2017
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
Sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual figures published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)…
Turkey frees German journalist Tolu but she cannot leave country: Berlin government
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Turkey frees German journalist Tolu but she cannot leave country: Berlin government
Turkey has released German journalist Mesale Tolu after nearly eight months in prison on condition that she not leave the…
Erdogan says Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Erdogan says Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem
Turkey intends to open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at…
Turkey wants former police investigator repatriated from US: sources
Middle East
December 17, 2017
Turkey wants former police investigator repatriated from US: sources
Turkey’s justice minister has told his US counterpart that a former Turkish police investigator who testified at the trial of…
Israel questions Iranian blogger after giving her asylum
Middle East
December 16, 2017
Israel questions Iranian blogger after giving her asylum
An Iranian blogger granted asylum in Israel has been questioned by its Shin Bet internal security service on suspicion of…
UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town
Middle East
December 16, 2017
UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town
The United Nations human rights office is seriously concerned about the shelling of residential areas in Iraq’s northern town of…