News Source: The New York Times
| 6 days ago
A Turkish appeals court ruled Wednesday that the killers of an ethnic Armenian journalist did not act alone but were part of a criminal conspiracy, paving the way for a retrial of the case, which has gripped Turkey for years. Judges in Ankara, the
News Source: Eurasianet
| 1 month ago
On April 18 each year, a small group gathers at a cemetery in the city of Malatya in eastern Turkey to sing hymns and recite prayers at the grave of German missionary Tillman Geske. They are marking the anniversary of Geske's murder , along with two
News Source: Scoop
| 2 months ago
BIA News Desk 12 March 2013, Tuesday The Ankara Police Department has sent a report the the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, claiming that journalist Temel Demirer breached Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code when he made a press statement
News Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting
| 3 months ago
While Istanbul police say common criminals carried out assaults, others suspect an ethnic motive. Feb 13 A series of attacks on elderly Armenians in Istanbul has left human rights activists fearful of an upsurge of xenophobia in Turkey. The latest
News Source: Asbarez
| 3 months ago
Hurriyet Daily News)The Istanbul prosecutor investigating the murder of Hrant Dink received a letter Feb. 13 from an inmate claiming to have information on Dink's killers, Dogan news agency reported. The informant, who is said to currently be serving
News Source: Eurasianet
| 3 months ago
The priest's voice echoed off the crumbling plasterwork of the sanctuary, as only two worshippers took part in a recent Sunday service in Istanbul's Meryem Ana Church...The Turkish Orthodox Church is possibly the country's smallest Christian
News Source: Asbarez
| 4 months ago
Armenian Weekly)The Armenian neighborhood of Samatya in Istanbul is now under heavy police patrol after a series of attacks against elderly Armenian women in recent weeks, the Armenian Weekly has learned from activists and sources in Samatya. The
News Source: The Guardian
| 4 months ago
Tens of thousands came out on to the streets to meet the coffins of the three Kurdish women activists murdered in Paris. Photograph: Str/EPA Even for Turkey, where day-to-day politics is conducted at a pitch of tension and paranoia that makes prime