Jul 01 Turkey officially withdraws from treaty protecting women By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press He ended the country's participation in the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention through a surprise overnight decree in March, prompting condemnation from women's rights groups and western countries. Continue reading
Jun 14 Turkey seeks U.S. support to maintain troops in Afghanistan By Associated Press Speaking at the end of a NATO summit on Monday, Erdogan also said Turkey was seeking Pakistan and Hungary's involvement in a new mission in Afghanistan following the departure of U.S.-led NATO force. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: DOJ announces probe into Louisville police, citing Breonna Taylor case In our news wrap Monday, a year after police shot and killed Breonna Taylor during a raid of her home, the U.S. Justice Department is launching a full-scale review of police tactics in Louisville, Kentucky. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 4:42 For victims of the Armenian genocide, Biden designation a ‘momentous occasion’ By PBS NewsHour President Biden recognized the mass killings of Armenians more than a century ago as genocide, in a test of America’s somewhat strained relationship with Turkey. For more on the significance of Biden's statement, Alex Hinton, Director of Rutgers University’s Center… Continue watching
Apr 24 Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as genocide By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press With the acknowledgement, Biden followed through on a campaign promise he made a year ago Saturday — the annual commemoration of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day — to recognize that the events of 1915 to 1923 were a deliberate effort to… Continue reading
Mar 26 Turkey detains students and supporters over LGBTQ flags By Associated Press The detentions came amid growing government intolerance toward the LGBT community in Turkey. The 12 students were detained Thursday after they displayed the flags of the LGBT rights movements during a protest at Istanbul's prestigious Bogazici University. Continue reading
Feb 15 Turkey accuses U.S. of backing PKK after Turks killed in Iraq By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Erdogan also took aim at a U.S. State Department statement which deplored the deaths but said the United States would condemn the deaths "in the strongest possible terms" if it is confirmed that they died at the hands of the… Continue reading
Feb 09 Turkey sets sights on moon mission in 2023 By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled an ambitious 10-year space program that includes missions to the moon, sending Turkish astronauts into space and developing internationally viable satellite systems. Continue reading
Feb 04 Turkey rejects criticism of its handling of student protest By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Some of the protests have erupted into clashes between police and demonstrators and hundreds of people have been detained. Continue reading
Dec 23 EU to spend hundreds of millions more to help refugees in Turkey By Associated Press The EU is extending a program that provides cash assistance to refugees in Turkey to meet their basic needs and another that provides funds to help educate children. Continue reading