In the opening ceremony of Beşiktaş’ new stadium (On the right). Fans were not invited because of possible protests…
Serving the construction industry again and again:
Up to six million houses should be demolished and rebuilt in Turkey within the framework of “urban transformation,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, claiming that the process is a necessary precaution against natural disasters
The Turkish government has made “an urgent expropriation” decision concerning properties in four southeastern provinces
In other news:
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is the main suspect in the shooting of Syrian journalist Mohammad Zahar al-Shurgat, 36, who was shot and severely injured in Turkey’s southeastern province of Gaziantep on April 10
A week of intense preparations in Ankara for Saudi King Salman has been completed, with extraordinary security measures marking the king’s two-day visit upon the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
During a parliamentary discussion on a new draft item seeking to forbid people convicted of sexual abuse of animals from owning animals, a deputy from the ruling AKP has said animal abusers should be given “another chance.”
Istanbul Gathering for Freedom of Expression organized by Initiative Against Thought Crime(!?) once in every two years has been held this year with the cooperation of bianet, Transparency International Turkey and Truth Justice Memory Center.
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