Monthly Archives: April 2019

Özgür Töre 18 April 2019 The European Commission revealed statistics for Schengen Visa applications in 2018. A total of 879,238 applications lodged in Turkey. 74 thousand of the applications are declined and Turks spent 52,754,280 euros in 2018 for Schengen … Continue reading →

Erdogan’s Turkey Crackdown Chronicle April 18, 2019 Özgür Öğret 14 trials in one week for Özgür Gündem publisher Over the course of one week, Turkish courts agreed to proceed with 14 cases involving Ziya Çiçekçi, a former publisher of the … Continue reading →

Turkish court halts new Istanbul mayor’s order to copy municipality database A Turkish administrative court on Friday halted Istanbul’s new mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s order to copy the database of the municipality and its associated companies, Habertürk reported . More:Turkish court … Continue reading →

Istanbul’s new mayor signals oversight of funds transferred to AKP-affiliated foundations The newly-declared opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu has suggested that he will shed light on and put a stop to municipality funds transferred to … Continue reading →

Turkey’s ruling party comes under fire on social media over attack against opposition leader The ruling party has faced a storm of criticism on Sunday after Turkey’s main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was attacked by a group of people at … Continue reading →

Attack on CHP leader worrying for Turkey It is very unfortunate and worrying for Turkey and Turkish politics to observe a mass physical attack against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), in Çubuk district of Ankara … Continue reading →

Former Turkish PM Davutoglu sharply criticizes Erdogan’s AK Party[Reuters]By Orhan Coskun,Reuters•April 22, 2019 By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) – A former prime minister and close ally of President Tayyip Erdogan strongly criticized the ruling AK Party on Monday, blaming policy … Continue reading →

Turkey’s opposition takes office in Istanbul, appeal still pendingAli Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition candidate was declared Istanbul’s mayor on Wednesday after election recounts were finally completed, despite an appeal still pending by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party … Continue reading →

EU throws unemployed journalists in Turkey a lifeline Journalism is under threat in Turkey, not least because 1 in 4 journalists is out of a job. An EU-funded program called “Media for Democracy,” or M4D, aims to protect journalists — … Continue reading →

Mass Prosecution of Lawyers in Turkey, US Rights Group Claims April 10, 2019 3:23 AM Dorian Jones ISTANBUL — Turkey is “arbitrarily” jailing hundreds of lawyers, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch. The imprisonments … Continue reading →

Turkey accused of systematic assault on legal profession By Michael Cross10 April 2019 The government of Turkey stands accused of a systematic attack on the role of lawyers in a major report by an international human rights body today. The … Continue reading →

Turkish unemployment jumps to highest in nearly a decade ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s unemployment rate surged to 14.7 percent in the December-February period, its highest level in nearly a decade according to official data on Monday, as the effects of … Continue reading →

Appeals and recounts spark frustration as Istanbul vote count enters third week By Reuters By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) – Electoral officials ordered a second recount of votes in an east Istanbul district on Monday, after two weeks of appeals … Continue reading →

Do Not Take Your Eyes Away From TurkeyApr. 15, 2019 8:05 AM ET |Includes: EEM Turkey’s rotten fundamentals have not improved one bit since last year’s massive sell-off in the Lira, which threatened the viability of the Turkish economy as … Continue reading →

The Turkish Obama? Ekrem imamoğlu and his fight to Istanbul By Teodora Torrendo – April 15, 2019 “Give him the mandate, let’s give him the mandate, give imamoğlu his mandate!” The scene of Saturday evening will be shared later on … Continue reading →

Loser Erdoğan throws a tantrum after losing Istanbul by Tom Rogan | April 15, 2019 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a man of arrogance and uncertain mental stability. He is ill-disposed to accepting embarrassing election losses. More:Loser Erdoğan throws … Continue reading →

Erdogan’s Party Says It Will Seek Rerun of Vote in IstanbulBy Firat Kozokand Selcan HacaogluApril 9, 2019, 4:02 AM EDT Updated on April 9, 2019, 8:12 AM EDT Battle for control of Turkey’s largest city enters second week Opposition had … Continue reading →