EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorAKP Ekrem İmamoğlu defeats AKP in Istanbul mayoral electionThe Guardian - Bethan McKernan in IstanbulTurkey’s opposition has won a high-stakes rerun of the Istanbul mayoral election, a serious blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a landmark victory in a country where many feared democracy was failing.
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Erdogan Just Suffered a Humiliating Defeat. And Thanks to Istanbul, Turkey’s Democracy Just Won a Famous Victoryhaaretz.com - Louis Fishman ISTANBUL - “You protected the reputation of Turkish democracy in front of the whole world. You protected our tradition of democracy, one that has …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorIstanbul Controversial re-do election day in Istanbulsol.org.tr The ruling AKP lost Turkey's biggest city Istanbul's municipality in the local elections of March 31 to the opposition party CHP's candidate Ekrem …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorIstanbul In Crucial Test for Erdogan, Istanbul Voters Choose MayorThe Wall Street Journal. - David Gauthier-VillarsISTANBUL—Voters are returning to the polls in Turkey’s biggest city Sunday in what could shape up as the latest challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, nearly three months after his movement suffered
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorTurkey Why is Turkey so Insistent on Buying Russian Missiles (And Missingnationalinterest.org On June 5, 1964, then-President Lyndon Johnson sent a stern letter to Ismet Inonu, the then-prime minister of Turkey, urging him to abandon the …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Istanbul voters turn out for mayoral election rerun as Erdogan bids to reverse defeat in Turkey's largest cityThe Telegraph - By Ayla Jean YackleyVoters in Istanbul return to the polls for the second time in three months on Sunday after the ruling party forced a redo of the mayoral election, hoping to reverse a stinging defeat and recapture Turkey’s
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorAKP The writing on the wall that could spell disaster for Erdoğan in Istanbul electionThe Guardian - Bethan McKernan in IstanbulThe graffiti appeared in Istanbul’s Gayrettepe neighbourhood one morning last month. It showed the word “justice” written on a piece of paper held up by a disembodied hand. With a lighter, the other hand
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorIstanbul Istanbul's candidates in re-run of mayoral electionAssociated Press - By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SUZAN FRASER, Associated PressISTANBUL (AP) — A look at the two main candidates running for mayor of Istanbul in Sunday's repeat election. The re-run follows an election board decision to annul the results of the March 31 local elections
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorIstanbul Erdogan's chief antagonist seeks a lasting victory in IstanbulReuters India - By Humeyra Pamuk and Tuvan GumrukcuISTANBUL (Reuters) - Three months ago Ekrem Imamoglu was a little-known politician in a fringe Istanbul district who was attempting the near-impossible: to unseat Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorPlay buttonTurkey Turkey Has Its Own High-Tech Fighter Jet in the WorksPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiAnkara says the fifth generation fighter, called the TF-X, will be operational in just nine years. Modern fighter jets are some of the most complex machines imaginable, yet one country that has never one
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorRecep Tayyip Erdoğan A re-election in Istanbul tests President Erdogan’s powerThe Economist ON MARCH 31ST Ekrem Imamoglu, a previously obscure opposition figure, pulled off a remarkable upset by winning the Istanbul mayoral race. Ever since, …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorRecep Tayyip Erdoğan U.S. redoubles sanctions threat over S-400 as Erdogan vows retaliationReuters - By Jonathan Spicer and Humeyra PamukISTANBUL/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday said economic sanctions over Turkey's planned purchase of a Russian missile defense system remained a "very viable" option, even as Turkish
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Erdogan says opposition candidate's alleged insult could bar him from Istanbul mayoraltyReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan intensified pressure on the opposition candidate in a re-run election for mayor of Istanbul by saying he would be barred from taking office if found
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorMohamed Morsi Turkey: Erdogan slams Egypt's 'tyrants' as thousands mourn MorsiAl JazeeraMosques across Turkey hold prayer services for former Egyptian president, who died in a Cairo court on Monday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has attended a prayer service in Istanbul for former
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Erdogan attacks Istanbul's ousted mayor days before poll re-runReuters - by Humeyra PamukISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attacked Istanbul’s ousted mayor on Tuesday, days before a crucial re-run of the municipal vote, accusing him of being aligned with a U.S.-based cleric
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorMohammed Morsi The Latest: Turkey president says Morsi didn't die naturallyAssociated PressCAIRO (AP) — The Latest on developments in Egypt after former President Mohammed Morsi's dramatic collapse and death inside a Cairo courtroom (all times local): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan he
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorIstanbul Istanbul candidates clash on TV before election test for ErdoganReuters India - By Daren ButlerISTANBUL (Reuters) - Istanbul's mayoral candidates argued over the election they contested in March and their policy plans in a rare televised debate on Sunday, a week before a re-run vote seen as a test
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorTurkey Beyond Incirlikgeopoliticalfutures.com - GPF Staff U.S.-Turkish relations are strained. Turkey is frustrated over U.S. support for Kurdish groups in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorIstanbul Microsoft technology center of Middle East, Africa region opens in Istanbuldailysabah.com - ANADOLU AGENCY The first new generation Microsoft technology center of Middle East and Africa region was launched in Turkish metropolis Istanbul on …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish Columnist Heads to Prison for Insulting ErdoganBloomberg - Cagan Koc A Turkish newspaper columnist critical of the ruling party and its nationalist ally is going to jail for a year for insulting President Recep Tayyip …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTurkey Despite Erdogan's Claims, WH Says Trump Has No Plans to Visit Turkeynewsmax.com - John Gizzi For more than a month, there have been reports emerging from Turkey that President Donald Trump will visit there over the summer and meet with its …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorTurkish Lira Lira Weakens After Turkey Says It Will Not Back Down on S-400 Dealhaaretz.com - Reuters Turkey's lira weakened some 1.5% on Thursday after Ankara reiterated that it was unwilling to back down from its purchase of Russian missile defence …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorChild Labor Child labor increases in Turkey, AKP gov’t turns blind eye to work-related child deathssol.org.tr The Occupational Health and Safety Council (ISIG) has published a report for the World Day Against Child Labor of June 12. The report shows the …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorTurkey Turkey, Russia dispute facts after attack on Turkish outpost in SyriaReutersANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia and Turkey, the two countries responsible for a rickety agreement to keep the peace along Syria’s last major frontline, gave sharply conflicting accounts on Thursday of
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Once-Ubiquitous Erdogan Fades Into Shadows in Istanbul RevoteBloomberg - Selcan Hacaoglu, Firat Kozok Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ditched his plans to aggressively campaign for the ruling party in the rerun of the Istanbul mayor’s …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorTurkey Turkey rejects U.S. ultimatums, says will not back down on Russia dealReuters India - By Tuvan GumrukcuANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile defence systems despite U.S. warnings that it will lead to Ankara's exclusion from the F-35 fighter jet programme,
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorTurkey Russia plans to deliver S-400 missiles to Turkey within weeksNBC News - Reuters"There is no future for Turkey having both Russian weapons and American F-35s," the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs said. MOSCOW — Russia said on Tuesday it plans to deliver its S-400
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorTurkey Turkish municipalities order beach ban for Syrianssol.org.tr Beach ban for Syrians was started to be applied in Bursa's Mudanya district last week. The instruction was given by the Mayor of Mudanya, Hayri …
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorWorld News Turkish diplomat describes physical and sexual abuse in detainment, Ankara dismisses as “baseless”Fox News - Hollie McKayA growing chorus of international bodies and human rights activists are calling on authorities to investigate allegations of sexual, physical and psychological torture of Turkish diplomats while in custody.
EElias Osmannadded this to The New Turkey MonitorTurkey Turkish Intelligence developed a smartphone apps that lets its citzens rat each other outboingboing.net - Seamus Bellamy The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (also known as the PKK,) has been taking pot shots at the Turkish government, in the name of Kurdish independence, since …
