English Archives

First hearing of Gezi trial held: Aksakoğlu released, Kavala’s arrest continues

26/06/2019 13:19

First hearing of Gezi Park protest case in which 16 defendants charged with ‘attempting to overthrow the government’ was held yesterday (June 25).

Petition launched for ‘Peace Academic’ Altınel

20/06/2019 15:43

A petition has been launched by Galatasaray High School for Assoc. Prof. Tuna Altınel, who has been imprisoned in Balıkesir Type L prison as part of the ‘Academics for Peace’ trials.

Turkey plans to tap 40 billion lira from central bank reserves – sources

13/05/2019 13:52

Turkey’s Treasury ministry is working on legislation to transfer the central bank’s 40 billion lira ($6.6 billion) in legal reserves to the government’s budget to shore it up, three economic officials told Reuters.

Foreign journalist: We became more mindful of our personal and electronic security

24/04/2019 19:28

Our interview series continues with a foreign journalist who wishes to remain anonymous and works in Turkey for a western newspaper.

American journalist: Turkish government doesn’t understand how media works

12/04/2019 20:43

Our interview series continues with a freelancer American journalist Shawn Carrié who has been based in Istanbul for three years. He has worked for international news outlets like The Guardian, The Intercept and Newsweek.

Erdoğan: Almost all election results in Istanbul are unlawful

08/04/2019 18:39

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed almost all local election results in Istanbul were unlawful. Erdoğan added documents and video footage would be presented as evidence.

European journalist: Pro-government media is now like an organ of the AKP

04/04/2019 10:16

Our interview series continues with a journalist, who works for a European newspaper, wishes to remain anonymous, and has a decade of experience in Turkey.

Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback

01/04/2019 02:18

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback on Sunday as his ruling AK Party was set to lose control of the capital Ankara for the first time in a local election and he appeared to concede defeat in the country’s largest city, Istanbul. Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics since coming to […]

Estonian journalist Hanso: I witnessed a big change since I arrived

22/03/2019 21:30

Our interview series continues with Estonian journalist Hille Hanso, based in Istanbul for seven years, working for various Estonian news outlets including radio broadcast and printed publications.

Pakistani journalist: Turkish newspapers have become really ‘tabloidy’

19/03/2019 20:25

Our interview series continues with Kiran Nazish, a Pakistani journalist working for foreign press including news outlets like The New York Times and Al Jazeera. Nazish is also the founder of the non profit organization, The Coalition for Women in Journalism