Washington Post | Opposition leader: Turkey is misusing its emergency powers Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's opposition leader accused the government on Friday of using emergency powers from the aftermath of a failed coup to clamp down on dissenting voices, as authorities ordered 12 more news organizations to shut down for alleged ... Greek anger at Turkey border treaty remarks Turkey's state of emergency may be extended, Erdogan hints Turkey gets a three-month extension of its state of emergency |
The Globe and Mail | Turkey's Gulen crackdown hits Canada The Globe and Mail A delegation from Turkey recently visited Canada to urge the closing of the Nile Academy, a private Toronto school that follows the teachings of Fethullah Gulen, a 75-year-old preacher whom Turkish officials accuse of masterminding an attempted coup d ... |
Arutz Sheva | Report: Israel pays compensation to Turkey Arutz Sheva Israel on Friday paid $20 million in compensation to Turkey over the Mavi Marmara flotilla incident in 2010, which led to the suspension of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the Turkish Hurriyet newspaper reported, citing CNN Turk. The amount ... Israel pays Turkey $20 million over flotilla raid: official Israel sends $20 million to Turkey for families of Mavi Marmara victims Israel pays Turkey $20M compensation over Mavi Marmara |
Al-Monitor | 1 killed, 2 wounded in bomb attack in southeast Turkey Fox News ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's state-run news agency says Kurdish rebels have detonated a roadside bomb in southeastern Turkey as a military vehicle was passing by, killing a village guard and wounding two soldiers. Anadolu Agency, citing unnamed military ... Why Turkey is boosting its budget for dubious 'village guards' PKK bomb attack martyrs village guard in SE Turkey Six Kurdish PKK terrorists exterminated in Turkey |
NPR | Turkey's President Recommends Extending State Of Emergency NPR The council is chaired by the Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has presided over tens of thousands of dismissals and arrests of opposition leaders, journalists and others since the initial state of emergency went into effect on July 20 ... Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Turkey emergency may be extended Erdogan says to extend Turkey's emergency rule, rounds on rating agencies Turkey's Erdogan backs extending state of emergency, attacks Moody's junking |
POLITICO.eu | Turkey hoards well-educated Syrians POLITICO.eu ISTANBUL — Last December, a Syrian refugee living in Turkey received a phone call his family had dreamed about for over three years: The United States had accepted their resettlement application. By May, he was later told, he would be in Chicago. |
Express.co.uk | EU-Turkey migrant deal is 'close to COLLAPSE' - despite Brussels saying it's a success Express.co.uk On Wednesday the EU Commission released new figures on the refugee agreement with Turkey, incredibly playing down the crisis. Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos spoke of "concretely positive results" before suggesting only 85 migrants ... |
Anadolu Agency | Turkish jets hit PKK positions in SE Turkey Anadolu Agency The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU and resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in July 2015. Since then, PKK terrorist attacks have martyred more than 600 security personnel and also claimed ... |
Turkey threatens to shut down Kurdish media ARA News ANKARA – The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) said on Friday that Turkey is pressuring Eutelsat SA, a French satellite provider, to shut down the Kurdish TV-station Med Nuçe. Kurdish activists have started a campaign to prevent the closure. |
Digital Journal | Turkey shutters at least 20 more TV, radio stations International Press Institute (press release) Turkey's use this week of emergency powers granted in the wake of the July 15 coup attempt to shutter more than 20 media outlets with no discernible relationship to the failed putsch, and calls to extend the state of emergency, again illustrate the ... Turkey raids courthouses and jails in post-coup purge Support Turkey's Democracy Turkey seeks arrests of judicial, prison staff in coup probe |