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And yet another journalist, Barış Pehlivan, is back in prison for the fifth time because of what he wrote in his newspaper. Journalist Merdan Yanardağ also remains in prison for what he said on screen, as the appeal against his detention was rejected by the Supreme Court. Freedom of the press is under pressure not
In his speech at the 14th Ambassadors Conference on August 7, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced Ankara’s vision for the 100th anniversary of the Republic as “making Türkiye one of the playmaker actors”. I wish he had emphasized more the importance of the Republic of Türkiye entering its second century against all obstacles, but a
Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) made one of its more frequent announcements on August 4. Bayram Yılmaz, aka Agit Gever, the PKK’s “Courier General”, who oversaw communication between the PKK units in Iraq, Syria, and Türkiye, was killed in his vehicle near Sinjar in northwest Iraq by a Turkish Air Force armed UAV. When MİT
After signing the presidential decree to instate top-level changes in the Turkish National Police Force on August 2, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan approved important changes in the upper echelon of the Turkish Armed Forces on August 3. Presiding over the Supreme Military Council meeting (YAŞ), Erdoğan signed the new army rank as General Metin Gürak,
Disney+ has pulled its upcoming series about the life of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, sparking widespread outrage from the Turkish government, opposition, and civil society. Disney’s decision to cancel the series “Atatürk,” which was planned to be broadcast on the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, came after the Armenian
Türkiye’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) seem to be on edge, evinced by their prominent member’s behaviour when they visited the western province of Muğla, Akbelen, to support the protesters who have been in clash with security forces to prevent their forest to be cleared for a coal field. The CHP Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, along
Will Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan be invited to the informal meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers of European Union in Toledo, Spain to be held on August 30th? This question is seeking an answer within the busy schedule of the Foreign Ministry these days. Because this meeting will be an indicator for President Tayyip Erdoğan’s
After signing a series of tax hikes over the weekend, President Tayyip Erdoğan is traveling to the United Arab Emirates this week in search of investment and debt. On July 17-18, he will attend the G20 meetings in Gandhinagar, India, where he will be joined by Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek and Central Bank
President Tayyip Erdoğan left Türkiye on July 10 to attend NATO Summit in Lithuania saying, “First pave the way for Türkiye in the European Union, and then we will pave the way for Sweden.” After a two-hour flight, he landed in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, where the summit will be held on July 11-12.