Tag: Turkey
Afghans in Turkey: Desperate flight, poor prospects
Status: 07/22/2021 12:58 p.m. More and more Afghans are leaving their country out of fear of the Taliban. Via Iran it goes first to Turkey. They have no prospect of…
Five years after the Turkey coup: “A gift from God” for Erdogan
Status: 07/15/2021 5:10 am Five years ago, parts of the army carried out a coup against President Erdogan in Turkey. A look back at a dramatic night that turned into…
Construction project in Istanbul: a canal divides Turkey
European magazine Status: 03.07.2021 6:31 p.m. Construction on the Istanbul Canal has begun: In 2027 Erdogan’s prestige project is to connect the Black Sea, Marmara Sea and Mediterranean Sea and…
Turkey leaves Istanbul Convention: “We are not silent, we are not afraid”
Status: 07/01/2021 8:46 a.m. Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention for the Protection of Women against Violence has been effective today. Many women in the country are fighting for the…
Corona worldwide: Turkey lifts exit restrictions – politics
Exit restrictions were in place in Turkey for more than half a year, and people can now go outside again on weekends and at night. Exit and travel restrictions will…
Erdoğan’s Canal in Istanbul: is the earthquake risk increasing? – Knowledge
If you live in Istanbul, you should put an earthquake backpack next to your front door: money, biscuits, water, telephone and flashlight, bandages, the essentials for survival. After the severe…
Turkish journalist: “They wanted to take my life” – media
When the pictures of George Floyd’s death went around the world and the video showed how the US police officer Derek Chauvin choked his victim for minutes, the Turkish head…
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…
Judgment in Turkey: imprisonment for Örs from Cologne – exit ban lifted
Status: 24.06.2021 4:59 p.m. Gönül Örs from Cologne was sentenced to ten years and five months in prison in a terrorist trial in Istanbul. Nevertheless, she is allowed to leave…
Yes, the photo of the baby saved by a civilian guard was taken in Ceuta, and not in Turkey
This photo was released by the Spanish Civil Guard on May 18. – AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / SPANISH GUARDIA CIVIL Why are some Internet users convinced that the photo…