In the mean time, “Over 5,000 Turks file cases at European court over purge…

Over 5,000 Turks file cases at European court over purge EurActiv.com by admin   More than 5,300 Turks have filed complaints before the European Court of Human Rights over their government’s purge following a failed coup last July, the president of the court said Thursday (26 January). Over 201,000 inmates in Turkish prisons: Justice Ministry There are … Read more

It comes to that: “Travel warning for German MPs of Turkish origin…

Travel warning for German MPs of Turkish origin AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) MPs reportedly given more protection and asked not to travel to Turkey after Germany recognises Armenian “genocide”. These are the 18 most corrupt countries in the developed world independent.co.uk – Jun 5, 7:59 AM Every year, Transparency International, the global anticorruption coalition, releases … Read more

Erdoğan defends police brutality and claims Turkey avoided being Ukraine, Egypt…

  Turkey, Egypt in fresh quarrel after Erdoğan’s remarks The foreign ministries of Turkey and Egypt have traded a fresh round of accusatory statements, with the latter condemning Erdoğan’s latest remarks and his ‘flagrant intervention’ in Egypt’s internal affairs Turkey avoided being Ukraine, Egypt: Erdoğan Turkish police has behaved softly to demonstrators when compared to the U.S. … Read more

Despite more transparency claims “Turkey falls behind in global corruption index…

Turkey falls behind in global corruption index Turkey slumps alarmingly in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index Turkey’s Growing Corruption Problem Is Getting Harder to Hide  Global Voices Online by Ece Basay Money in a shoebox. Viral image. In the last twelve months, the Turkish state has appeared significantly more corrupt. That is the underlying message of … Read more

Turkey after US world’s second highest TV series exporter… Turkey’s energy minister: “100-200 trees shouldn’t stop Turkey’s development

Turkey world’s second highest TV series exporter after US Turkey exports TV series to over 100 nations, earning over $200 million annually 100-200 trees shouldn’t stop Turkey’s development: Energy minister Hurriyet Daily News Taner Yıldız’s words, which evoked President Erdoğan’s dismissive remarks about ‘a few trees’ during the Gezi protests, came a day after a group of … Read more