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In Turkey, One Emergency Rule Ends, Another Begins
Last week, Turkey’s emergency rule came to an end. Normally, it should have been met with great joy and celebration after two years of crackdown, arrests and a debilitating purge in civil…
Turkish Courts Refuse to Release Jailed Opposition Lawmakers
An upper and lower court rejected applications from main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) seeking the release of two of its lawmakers who were jailed over charges of espionage and…
Mother, Three Kids Missing in Evros River After Fleeing Persecution in Turkey
A mother and three children have gone missing after a dinghy boat capsized while attempting to cross Evros River in a bid to reach Greece, a Turkish journalist living in northeastern Greece…
Turkey’s New Anti-Terror Law — Cartoon/Latuff
The new anti-terror law the Turkish government has introduced makes certain aspects of the emergency rule permanent after the state of emergency officially ended.
Opposition Leader, 73 Lawmakers Face Charges Over Share of Anti-Erdogan Cartoon
Turkish prosecutors have brought charges against the chairman of main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and 73 lawmakers over their share of a cartoon that depicts President Recep…
On Paper, Emergency Rule Ends; In Reality, Turkey Makes It Permanent
This week, Turkey's notorious emergency rule comes to an end two years after it was first imposed following a bloody coup attempt. But in reality, new measures introduced on Monday ensure…
Erdogan, Trump Discuss Syria on Phone Amid Lingering Discord Over Manbij
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his U.S. counterpart Donald J. Trump held a phone conversation before the latter's meeting with the Russian president in Helsinki on Monday,…
Turkey Commemorates 2nd Anniversary of Failed Coup
Turkey commemorated the second anniversary of a bloody coup attempt that rattled the nation and killed hundreds of people on July 15, 2016.
Turkey to Lift Emergency Rule Next Week, Presidential Spokesman Says
After the first cabinet meeting in the new presidential system, Turkish president's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said authorities mulling to lift the state of emergency, which was imposed five…
With Swift Decrees, Erdogan Restructures Entire State Apparatus
In his first week after taking oath as president of Turkey in the new presidential system, Erdogan wasted no time in launching a sweeping project to restructure entire state apparatus with…