Prominent Turkish artist and painter, Bedri Baykam, and his assistant were stabbed in Istanbul on Monday as they were leaving a meeting planning a protest aimed at saving a controversial monument. The giant ”Monument to Humanity” in Kars, the easternmost city in Turkey and on the border to Armenia, became a symbol of controversy...
Turkey’s constitutional referendum resulted in a 58% yes vote which will bring sweeping changes to the Turkish constitution after Sunday’s vote. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the yes vote had emerged from the Turkish Constitutional Referendum The much disputed referendum which proposed dozens of changes to the current Turkish constitution...
ANKARA – Turkey announced promotions for senior brass on Wednesday, but left the top posts of head of the armed forces and commander of ground forces unfilled amid investigations into senior military officers allegedly planning a military coup. An ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to overthrow Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could not hold his tears back during the Justice and Development Party (AKP) group meeting while talking about the revolutionist, Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu who was killed during the September 12, 1980 military coup. The Moment that Prime Minister Erdoğan could not hold his tears back during a speech...
Israeli forces have seized the last of the aid Flotilla which was travelling from Ireland without meeting any resistance on Saturday. The Rachel Corrie Cargo ship which has been intercepted by Israeli soldiers. - Photo by : AP The Rachel Corrie cargo ship carrying aid to Gaza was supposed to travel with the Mavi Marmara led Aid Flotilla which...