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CENTRAL NEWS The US said on Friday that it has decided to suspend visa services at its missions in Turkey after it received "credible reports of potential terrorist attacks". The embassy in Ankara said in a statement on its website that consular services would be suspended at the embassy as well as consulates in Istanbul,...

CENTRAL NEWS UN Representative to Libya, Stephanie Turco Williams, announced at the meeting held in Geneva that the parties reached an agreement on a permanent ceasefire in Libya. The deal particularly foresaw that the mercenaries who had been deployed by Turkey are sent back. The United Nations (UN) announced that...

CENTRAL NEWS Syrian refugees in Turkey have been increasingly targeted by hate speech and hate crimes and are blamed for many of Turkey’s social and economic troubles. On Thursday, a young Syrian, who was shot in the head as a result of a hate attack in Nizip, died in the...

CENTRAL NEWS Speaking to Cevheri Güven from Turkish Minute, Eren, a former teacher, talked about how he was exposed to torture that involved beatings, electric shock and rape at a police station in Turkey after being detained in the aftermath of a coup attempt in 2016. Eren was detained for...

CENTRAL NEWS The Erdogan regime has proven its desire to recreate an empire through its neo-Ottoman narratives. As the first step in pursuing this dream, the jihadist regime has reached out to all the "disputed" lands in the Middle East and North Africa region, attempting to spread its influence. Kashmir...

CENTRAL NEWS The "Domestic automakers" project being undertaken by the Turkey Automobile Enterprise Group (TOGG), has proudly announced that the engine of their Italy-designed "Domestic Car" will be made by Germany while the battery will be made by China and the chassis by England. TOGG is owned by a partnership...

CENTRAL NEWS The Azerbaijani armed forces have adopted the tactic of penetrating into settlements near the frontline with small subversive groups and taking photos there, the representative of the Defense Ministry of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a press conference. ‘’The Azerbaijani subversive groups often penetrate into settlements near the...

CENTRAL NEWS As Turkish narratives of superiority continue to be spread by the Erdogan government, Ottomanism is being conjured, in all its deadliness, like a ghost of the recent past. With increased hostility against Kurds, Armenians and now Alevis too, the Turkish government reveals itself to be closer to its...

CENTRAL NEWS RiseUp4Rojava called on all activists around the world to organise a week of actions for Kobanê. In their call, the campaign highlighted that today Turkish fascism is not only a threat to Kobanê or Rojava as it had been in the past. The call made by RiseUp4Rojava is as follows: "On...

CENTRAL NEWS A report titled "The Central Government Budget Expectations and Outcome Report" was released by Turkey's Strategy and Budget Directorate. The report compared budget expenditures of public institutions between the months of January-June, last year and this year. Expenditure by the Religious administration, a public administration in Turkey, saw...