Huffington Post | Turkey Rejects Europe's 'Red Line' On Press Freedom After Detentions Huffington Post Turkey's prime minister said he had no regard for Europe's “red line” on press freedom on Tuesday and warned Ankara would not be brought to heel with threats, rejecting criticism of the detention of senior journalists at an opposition newspaper. Turkey's PM rejects EU criticism on media freedom Turkey considering 'limited' death penalty Turkey's PM Rejects Europe's 'Red Line' On Freedom of the Press |
NPR | Turkey Detains Journalists From The Country's Top Opposition Newspaper NPR The top prosecutor in Istanbul issued arrest warrants for 13 journalists and executives from the opposition daily Cumhuriyet, according to Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency. Police have reportedly arrested 11 of the staffers, including the editor ... Hundreds protest outside newspaper after journalists jailed in growing crackdown in Turkey Turkey detains 13 journalists after mass firings of public servants Erdogan hammers the final nail for Turkey's free press |
The Guardian | Syrian refugees: we were tricked into returning to Turkey The Guardian A group of Syrian refugees including a couple with four young children detained in Turkey say they were tricked into being deported from Greece last month without having their asylum claims processed. In the first case of its kind since the start of ... Synthesis Report of Mixed Migration Trends: Turkey (January - July 2016) |
Reuters | Turkey names trustee after elected pro-Kurdish mayor jailed Fox News ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey has appointed a local administrator to replace the elected mayor of Turkey's largest mainly-Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, who was arrested over alleged links to Kurdish rebels. Gultan Kisanak — Diyarbakir's first female mayor ... Turkey names custodian to replace detained Kurdish mayors Turkey appoints new mayor for SE province Turkey appoints trustee as Diyarbakir mayor after arrests |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Turkey Deploys Tanks, Military Vehicles to Border With Iraq ABC News Turkey's defense minister said Tuesday his country is making preparations for "all kinds of possibilities" after the military began deploying tanks and other vehicles to the border with Iraq. Fikri Isik said the deployment is in response to "important ... Iraqi PM Warns Turkey After It Deploys Troops Near Border Turkey reportedly amasses tanks, troops near border to Iraq, vows to tackle 'threat' Abadi warns Turkey: Don't enter Iraq or you will pay the price |
Turkey Tuesday 12news.com It's a Thanksgiving tradition for many Arizona families and the nation's largest one-day turkey drive. On November 22nd be sure to join your favorite 12 News anchors to support the cause. Mark Curtis and Vanessa Ruiz will be at the Food City on Dysart ... |
Rudaw | Int'l community condemns Turkey's 'ruthless' crackdown Rudaw “Over 160 media outlets have been closed down since the failed coup, and there are few critical voices that have not been ruthlessly silenced,” said Emma Sinclair-Webb, Turkey director at the monitoring organization Human Rights Watch, in a report ... |
Turkey Continues its Post-Coup Purge on Media and Civil Servants VICE Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is carrying out an unprecedented clamp-down on opposition voices in the country, arresting tens of thousands of people, firing even more, and shutting down the few media outlets that still dare to be critical of ... |
Taiwan News | Turkey rejects torture allegations by rights group The Seattle Times ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has denied allegations by a human rights group that police have tortured or abused detainees following the failed coup attempt. An Interior Ministry statement on Tuesday criticized a Human Rights Watch report detailing 13 ... Turkey denies rights group's allegations of post-coup abuse |
Al-Monitor | What is Turkey up to in northern Syria? Al-Monitor 24, the Euphrates Shield offensive gives Turkey direct control on the course of events in northern Syria. “The Euphrates Shield consists of a coalition of Arab rebels that conquered Jarablus and other border areas with help of the Turkish army ... Raqqa offensive within weeks, US says despite Turkey's concerns YPG's Involvement in Raqqa Offensive to Exacerbate Tensions Between US, Turkey |