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Tag: Turkey
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Cartoon of the week: Erdogan’s Exploitation of Religion in Exchange for Power
The second round of Turkish presidential elections will be held this Sunday, May 28th. According to the Turkish Election Board, in the first round that…
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Cartoon of the Week: Turkish Elections, a Blow to the Power of the Palace-makers?
This week’s selected cartoon by Musa Keklik refers to the hopes of dissenting civil society in Turkey to win the elections.
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Hope & Pain
On February 6th, 2023 at about 4:17am local time, an earthquake of 7.9 magnitude shook southern central Turkey and western Syria, just 34 km…
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Coup or a gift from Allah?
by: Assad Binakhahi
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Leader slams “sinful” travel to Turkish resort city
Iran’s Supreme Leader has spoken out against Iranians travelling to destinations such as Antalya in Turkey and called for a ban on the advertisement…
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Iranian scholars express support for their Turkish peers
Iranian scholars from around the world have expressed their solidarity with Turkish scholars and students who have become the target of government persecution in…
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Russia says it will produce evidence of Turkey’s oil dealings with ISIS
The Russian foreign minister says Russia will hand over evidence of Turkey’s oil dealings with ISIS to the United Nations and other countries interested…
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Turkey accused of “political murder” in death of Kurdish lawyer, activist
Thousands of Turkish citizens took part in the funeral of Tahir Elci, a human rights activist and head of the Diyarbekr Bar Association. Reuters…
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55 killed as Turks strike PKK strongholds in Iraq
Turkish air strikes targeting Kurdish group PPK bases in northern Iraq have left 55 dead. Reuters reports that Turkish fighter jets bombed a base…
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Turkish leader vows to drive Kurdish group out of country
The Turkish Prime Minister announced on Wednesday August 12 that his country’s military attacks against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will continue without fail.…
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Agents urged to avoid booking ground-level travel to Turkey
The director of Iran’s Tourist Services Supervisory Board has announced that in view of recent incidents in Turkey, travel agencies should avoid arranging rail…
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Turkey bombs 17 PKK bases
Turkish fighter jets bombed 17 bases of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey on Monday August 10. The Associated Press reports that…