Monthly Archives: May 2020

Duvar English Nearly half of the youth who vote for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) wants to live abroad, a survey carried out to get a better understanding of the problems and expectations of the youth from different … Continue reading →

Duvar English Some 209 signatories petitioned to have the Alamos Gold company evacuated from western Turkey’s Kaz Mountains on the 300th day of protests in the area. Lawmakers from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic … Continue reading →

Duvar English Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has filed a lawsuit against Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu for authorizing an inspector to investigate him. Interior ministry allows 27 investigations to be launched into İmamoğlu … Continue reading →

Duvar English The Twitter account of Canan Kaftancıoğlu, the Istanbul chair of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was hacked late on May 20 by a group that calls itself “Ebabil Movement.” Those who wanted to access Kaftancıoğlu’s Twitter … Continue reading →

Duvar English Turkey’s top court rules prisoners’ rights violated with letter confiscation The right to life was violated 271 times and police detained more than 500 people over social media posts in April, main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Istanbul … Continue reading →

Duvar English Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has urged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to comment on the allegations of bribe in a municipality run by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). “Who took the bribe … Continue reading →

Duvar English Future Party leader Davutoğlu challenges gov’t to call early election The government wanted to make a puppet out of me when I was the prime minister, Future Party leader Ahmet Davutoğlu said, as he commented on the process … Continue reading →

Duvar English The leader of a Turkish opposition party has accused the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of planning to rig the next elections. Felicity Party leader Temel Karamollaoğlu has refrained from saying how, but said that “such moves … Continue reading →

Özlem Akarsu Çelik / DUVAR Okan Konuralp, a former main opposition communications director and current member of Turkey’s Radio and Television High Council (RTÜK) said that Ankara’s attempts to shift the national news agenda were no longer effective. Konuralp noted … Continue reading →

Duvar English  Prosecutors launch investigation into CHP deputies over row with Erdoğan’s aide The government-run Press Advertisment Agency (BİK) has imposed a 35-day ban on sending ads to the daily Cumhuriyet for reporting on an illegal construction facilitated by Presidential … Continue reading →

Duvar English Main opposition CHP challenges new prisoner release law in Constitutional Court The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is set to apply to the Turkish Constitutional Court to annul the “unconstitutional” articles of a recent prisoner release law. … Continue reading →

Duvar English Italian song ‘Bella Ciao’ broadcast from several mosque minarets in İzmir Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on May 22 slammed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the latter accused the CHP of “overjoying” at … Continue reading →

Serkan Alan / DUVAR 95 employees of the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) have been transferred to other parts of the country in a move that labor unions have blasted as ‘revenge’ against the workers by newly government-appointed TCDD management for the … Continue reading →

Duvar English Police officer shoots dead Syrian teenager in southern Turkey Turkish police have killed 403 people for disobeying stop warnings since 2007, the head of Baran Tursun Foundation, which monitors police brutality cases, has said. Mehmet Tursun, who lost … Continue reading →

Duvar English Prominent novelist Ahmet Altan has said that he awaits coronavirus (COVID-19) in his prison cell, as Turkish authorities continue to keep political prisoners behind bars. “I’m writing this as I await in a prison cell the fierce attack … Continue reading →

Back in March, Turkey and the European Union were muddling through their worst crisis: after all, Ankara playing the “refugee card” was quite a shock for the EU. And just when we all believed that Turkey-EU relations had crashed for … Continue reading →

Duvar English Politicians exchange Eid celebrations amid tense political environment in Turkey Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) leader Ali Babacan has claimed that officials of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are in a race for gaining personal financial … Continue reading →