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Mardin's former 'trustee mayor' under investigation for massive corruption

Mardin's former 'trustee mayor' under investigation for massive corruption

According to civil inspectors, the government-appointed municipal administration made payments for works that were never done and registered pre-existing buildings as newly constructed.

14 September 2021

Floods in Artvin caused a loss of 221 million lira in two districts

Floods in Artvin caused a loss of 221 million lira in two districts

Turkey's northern Black Sea region was hit by floods in late July and August.

14 September 2021

Ankara mayor granted 2021 World Mayor Capital Award

Ankara mayor granted 2021 World Mayor Capital Award

"The measures the Mayor has already introduced and his vision for the Turkish capital will make Ankara a more resilient and sustainable city," the City Mayors Foundation has stated.

14 September 2021

Erdoğan: We have achieved the most ambitious changes in the history of the Republic

Erdoğan: We have achieved the most ambitious changes in the history of the Republic

The president has commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Sakarya.

13 September 2021

Next election will be most important in Turkey's history, says Demirtaş

Next election will be most important in Turkey's history, says Demirtaş

If the AKP wins the election, Turkey will be dragged into an authoritarian regime that will last for decades, the imprisoned politician has asserted.

13 September 2021

Criminal complaint about rights violations in Diyarbakır juvenile prison

Criminal complaint about rights violations in Diyarbakır juvenile prison

The children suffer physical and psychological violence as well as other rights violations, according to a report by the Diyarbakır Bar Association.

13 September 2021

News portals receive fake court orders demanding removal of articles

News portals receive fake court orders demanding removal of articles

Court orders that were sent to two news portals have turned out to be fake.

13 September 2021

Why has the AKP-MHP bloc decided to lower the election threshold?

WEEKLY ROUNDUP #7

Why has the AKP-MHP bloc decided to lower the election threshold?

The ruling alliance seeks to maximize its seats in the parliament • Anti-vaxxers hold mass rally in İstanbul • Another Kurdish child killed by armored vehicles • Turkey confirms the first cases of the Mu variant

12 September 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

'Delta and Mu variants need to be monitored closely'

'Delta and Mu variants need to be monitored closely'

The pandemic may end within nine months but vaccination and measures should continue, according to doctors from KLİMİK.

10 September 2021

Erdoğan's AKP poised to announce new draft constitution

Erdoğan's AKP poised to announce new draft constitution

The new draft constitution will be among the AKP's main election promises, according to a report by a pro-government newspaper.

10 September 2021

'Tourism city' to be built on 380-hectare wetland declared Important Bird Area

'Tourism city' to be built on 380-hectare wetland declared Important Bird Area

The project in Muğla province comprises thousands of residential units, shopping malls and golf courses.

10 September 2021

HDP denounces police chief over violent response to protest, sexist remarks

HDP denounces police chief over violent response to protest, sexist remarks

A rally to mark September 1 World Peace Day was not allowed and police detained dozens of people who wanted to protest the ban.

10 September 2021

President Erdoğan to attend UN General Assembly in US

President Erdoğan to attend UN General Assembly in US

After last year's virtual summit, the assembly will be held in New York between September 19-22.

9 September 2021

Reports on drug baron with ties to senior AKP deputy censored

MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE

Reports on drug baron with ties to senior AKP deputy censored

In two weeks, new investigations were opened against five journalists, one journalist was attacked, and a reporter was prevented from covering a demonstration by the police.

9 September 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Three nurses arrested for forging fake vaccination cards

VACCINE, PCR TEST MANDATE

Three nurses arrested for forging fake vaccination cards

Cases of forged documents of Covid vaccination and PCR tests are observed as the government mandates negative tests for the unvaccinated.

8 September 2021

Turkey 'in no rush' to recognize Taliban government

Turkey 'in no rush' to recognize Taliban government

Turkey has taken a "positive approach" for the operation of the Kabul airport, President Erdoğan has said.

8 September 2021

Foreign minister: Turkey may buy Patriot missiles if allowed by US Congress

Foreign minister: Turkey may buy Patriot missiles if allowed by US Congress

The S-400 agreement with Russia is a done deal and the US should accept that, Çavuşoğlu has said.

8 September 2021

Police officer who ran over and killed seven-year-old still on duty

Police officer who ran over and killed seven-year-old still on duty

Mihraç Miroğlu, 7, was killed after being run over by an armored vehicle on September 3. The officer who was driving the vehicle testified three days after the incident and has not been detained.

8 September 2021

Second round of talks between Turkey, Egypt

Second round of talks between Turkey, Egypt

Turkey's deputy minister of foreign affairs received his counterpart from Cairo as the two countries have been working to normalize relations.

7 September 2021

Urgent expropriation decree for lands on Canal İstanbul route

Urgent expropriation decree for lands on Canal İstanbul route

The government is preparing a new law that includes incentives for the companies that undertake the construction of the canal, an opposition politician has claimed.

7 September 2021

Reports: Gaddafi's son departed for Turkey after release

Reports: Gaddafi's son departed for Turkey after release

Saadi Gaddafi has been released as part of a reconciliation project initiated by the Tripoli government.

7 September 2021

'Turkey must confront İstanbul Pogrom'

'Turkey must confront İstanbul Pogrom'

Today is the 66th anniversary of the pogrom against Rums, Armenians and Jews that took place on September 6-7, 1966.

7 September 2021

Erdoğan signals 'coercive' methods for coronavirus vaccination

Erdoğan signals 'coercive' methods for coronavirus vaccination

The president has called on the people not to give credence to anti-vaccination propaganda on social media as schools have opened.

6 September 2021

Turkey mandates unvaccinated to submit PCR tests for intercity travel, public events

Turkey mandates unvaccinated to submit PCR tests for intercity travel, public events

Those who are not fully vaccinated or don't have a negative PCR test will not be allowed to enter public events such as concerts and cinemas and use intercity buses and planes.

6 September 2021

Study: Almost all employed Syrians in Turkey work informally

Study: Almost all employed Syrians in Turkey work informally

Nearly half of the Syrian refugees in the country are employed while 36 percent are looking for work. Despite the challenges they face, 79 percent of Syrians are considering staying in the country.

6 September 2021

'I talked to ISIS emir many times while I was with gendarmerie officers'

2015 ANKARA MASSACRE

'I talked to ISIS emir many times while I was with gendarmerie officers'

The court has refused to hear the officers who were allegedly with a witness when he had phone talks with an ISIS member involved in the bombings that claimed 103 lives.

6 September 2021

FOX TV reporter not allowed in AKP spokesperson's press conference

FOX TV reporter not allowed in AKP spokesperson's press conference

The reporter said he was going to ask the spokesperson about the recent confessions by a former AKP minister about a 2013 corruption investigation.

3 September 2021

Turkey posts highest annual inflation rate in two years

Turkey posts highest annual inflation rate in two years

The inflation rate stood at 19.25 in August, surpassing the Central Bank's policy rate, according to TurkStat.

3 September 2021

Minister: 90 percent of hospitalized Covid patients in Turkey not fully vaccinated

Minister: 90 percent of hospitalized Covid patients in Turkey not fully vaccinated

More than 80 percent of the active cases and 90 percent of those who died of Covid-19 were not fully vaccinated, Minister Koca has said.

3 September 2021

Turkey reports 23,946 coronavirus cases, 283 deaths in a day

Turkey reports 23,946 coronavirus cases, 283 deaths in a day

Some 691,422 vaccine doses were administered in a day, according to the ministry.

3 September 2021

Turkey won't accept EU's 'pay to keep refugees away' approach, says foreign minister

AFGHANISTAN CRISIS

Turkey won't accept EU's 'pay to keep refugees away' approach, says foreign minister

The refugee deal between Ankara and Brussels should be updated to include the return of the refugees to their countries, Minister Çavuşoğlu has said.

2 September 2021

Composer Mikis Theodorakis dies at 96: 'I have lost a great friend in life and arts'

Composer Mikis Theodorakis dies at 96: 'I have lost a great friend in life and arts'

Musician Zülfü Livaneli, who founded the Turkish-Greek Friendship Association with Theodorakis in 1986, reflects on the passing away of "Zorba the Greek."

2 September 2021 Ayşegül Özbek