Daily Archives: December 7, 2020

ANKARA SENDS MIXED MESSAGES TO EU AHEAD OF SUMMIT

Turkey continued to give confusing messages to the European Union in its dispute over the Eastern Mediterranean ahead of this week’s EU Summit, with some suggesting Ankara might welcome a few cosmetic sanctions to deflect attention from its deteriorating economy. … Continue reading

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CHP’s 10 metropolitan mayors continue to insist that the numbers announced by the Health Ministry don’t refl ect the truth

TURKEY IMPOSES PARTIAL LOCKDOWNS Turkey has signed a contract to purchase 50 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, although rising numbers of cases have forced the government to again begin applying partial lockdowns. There will be a partial lockdown between … Continue reading

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HUGE INCREASE IN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN 2020

Violence against women jumped 36 percent in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, according to a report prepared by the Interior Ministry. “Some 117,192 acts of violence against women were reported,” said the report, … Continue reading

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MORE LEADING CHP FIGURES MARKED FOR ASSASSINATION

The Interior Ministry has assigned more security guards to protect CHP Chair Kemal Kilicdaroglu and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu amid an increasing number of death threats against senior leaders from the main opposition. “I know well that the phones of … Continue reading

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