Tag: Istanbul
Istanbul: tear gas and arrests at a prohibited Pride demonstration
As of: 06/27/2021 2:53 a.m. Despite a ban on demonstrations, hundreds of people gathered in Istanbul for a Pride parade. The police used tear gas and rubber bullets. Several people…
Istanbul Canal: Erdoğan divides Turkey – politics
With the politically controversial “Istanbul Canal”, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants to secure the future of a “large and strong Turkey”. When laying the foundation stone for the first…
Senior Daesh official arrested in Istanbul
A torn Islamic State flag (illustration). – MORTEZA NIKOUBAZL The struggle against ISIS leaders continues in Turkey. A senior official of the organization, considered the right-hand man of its former…