The Atlantic | Turkey Suspends 12800 Police Officers as Crackdown Continues New York Times ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish authorities on Tuesday suspended 12,800 police officers accused of having links to Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric living in exile in the United States, as Turkey pressed ahead with its sweeping crackdown on a network it ... Turkey's Ongoing Crackdown Turkey suspends 12800 police officers Turkey suspends 13000 police officers, shuts down TV station |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey shuts down TV channel over 'terror propaganda' Aljazeera.com Turkey has shut down a television station for allegedly "spreading terrorist propaganda" after the country extended the state of emergency declared following a failed coup d'etat last summer. IMC TV, known for its pro-Kurdish and liberal content ... Even SpongeBob can't escape Turkey's post-coup crackdown Defiant to the last, Turkey TV channel shut down live on air Pro-Kurdish TV shut down live on air in Turkey |
BBC News | Germany drops Turkey President Erdogan insult case BBC News German prosecutors have dropped an investigation into a TV comedian accused of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The prosecutors in the western city of Mainz said they had not found sufficient evidence to continue the inquiry against ... In Turkey, Erdogan continues the purge of thousands more police chiefs Turkey: President To Try To Revive Syria Cease-Fire Syria conflict: Turkey 'to make proposal to revive ceasefire' |
Deutsche Welle | Turkey cuts growth forecast for 2016 to 3.2 percent Deutsche Welle The forecast cut follows Moody's recent downgrade of Turkey's sovereign debt to non-investment grade ("junk") status and the Turkish lira coming under renewed pressure, on Tuesday alone losing 4.4 percent against the dollar, pushing close to an all ... Turkey slashes growth forecasts to "most negative" scenario Turkey concerned about Mosul becoming center of sectarian conflict Turkey: Battle for Iraq's Mosul Could Spark Sectarian Strife |
Aljazeera.com | Meet Turkey's Assad supporters Aljazeera.com The city, with a population of more than 200,000 people, is located in the Turkish province of Hatay, about 150km north of Syria's Qardaha, home to the Assad dynasty. The Assads also belong to the Alawite sect of Shia Islam. Most of Turkey's Alawites, ... |
Anadolu Agency | Turkey elected to UN civil aviation group Anadolu Agency Turkey was named a council member of the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said. It was the first time in 66 years Turkey had been elected to the group. Turkey garnered 156 votes from 191-member ... |
SaharaReporters.com | Arrested Students: Turkey On A Vendetta Mission, Says FG SaharaReporters.com The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaye, has said that the Nigerian students who were arrested in Turkey may have been paying for the refusal of the Nigerian government to shut down some Turkish ... Nigerian lawmakers demand apology from Turkey over students crackdown |
Variety | Turkey Exits E.U.'s Creative Europe Program, Reportedly Over Armenian Genocide Dispute Variety ROME — Turkey is exiting the European Union's Creative Europe program which supports the arts, including film and TV — a surprise move that comes as relations between the Turkish government and the E.U. become increasingly strained. In 2015, Turkey ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | German MPs in Turkey after air base row Hurriyet Daily News German parliamentarians arrived in Ankara on Oct. 4 to pay a visit to the İncirlik Air Base, where German troops are stationed in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), after a row between Turkey and Germany over the ... German lawmakers arrive in Turkey for Incirlik visit German MPs to visit base after Turkey lifts ban |
ABC News | Turkey-Backed Syrian Rebels Lose 15 in Battles With IS ABC News Fighting in northern Syria between Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and Islamic State militants killed at least 15 rebels as the opposition pressed toward a town of symbolic importance for the extremists, an activist group and Turkish officials said Monday. 15 Turkey-Backed Syrian Rebels Killed in Fighting with IS ISIL militants kill 15 Turkey-backed rebels in northern Syria |