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Special Report: How Turkey’s courts turned on Erdogan’s foes
Features/Interviews
May 4, 2020
Special Report: How Turkey’s courts turned on Erdogan’s foes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — It took 16 judges to convict Kurdish politicians Gultan Kisanak and Sebahat Tuncel of belonging to a…
Turkey marks its 100th year of parliament amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Turkey marks its 100th year of parliament amid coronavirus
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish Airlines plane has flown over the country drawing the Turkish flag in its flight path…
Turkey repeats working group offer to US to solve row over Russian defense purchase
Middle East
April 15, 2020
Turkey repeats working group offer to US to solve row over Russian defense purchase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey on Tuesday repeated an offer to the United States to establish a technical working group including…
Turkish parliament passes bill to release thousands from prison amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 14, 2020
Turkish parliament passes bill to release thousands from prison amid coronavirus
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that will allow the release of tens of thousands of…
Erdogan rejects Turkish minister’s resignation after coronavirus lockdown criticism
Middle East
April 13, 2020
Erdogan rejects Turkish minister’s resignation after coronavirus lockdown criticism
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — President Tayyip Erdogan rejected the resignation on Sunday of Turkey’s interior minister, who said he was stepping…
Turkey tightens virus lockdown but tries to protect economy
Egypt
April 12, 2020
Turkey tightens virus lockdown but tries to protect economy
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey introduced a lockdown over the weekend that took many by surprise, since the country had previously…
Turkey plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Turkey plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s parliament discussed a prisoner release law on Tuesday which aims to ease overcrowding in jails and…
Turkey imposes curfew on youth, shuts borders of 31 cities: Erdogan
Middle East
April 4, 2020
Turkey imposes curfew on youth, shuts borders of 31 cities: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey imposed a partial curfew on citizens under the age of 20 effective from midnight on Friday…
Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soar
Middle East
March 1, 2020
Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soar
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Syria’s official news agency said two of its warplane were shot down by Turkish forces inside…
Greece blocks migrant swell at Turkey border
Middle East
March 1, 2020
Greece blocks migrant swell at Turkey border
Greece said Sunday it has blocked nearly 10,000 migrants at its border with Turkey, which opened its gates to Europe…