Latest News from Turkey
US Embassy urges Turkish citizens to engage in only 'peaceful' protests
The United States Embassy to Turkey has expressed its concerns over violent demonstrations in Turkey and condemned attacks against political parties and ethnic groups.
?We are concerned by reports of violent demonstrations in Turkey; we condemn, particularly attacks against political parties or ethnic groups,? the embassy said through its official Twitter account on Sept. 9.
Refugee Crisis: European Commission takes decisive action
Delivering on the European Agenda on Migrations from May, the European Commission is putting forward a comprehensive package of proposals which will help address the refugee crisis that EU Member States and neighbouring countries are facing, including by tackling the root causes making people seek refuge in Europe.
UN chief condemns PKK attacks in Turkey
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sept. 8 condemned the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) recent attacks in Turkey which have killed dozens of soldiers and police officers since Sept. 6.
"[Ban] conveys his condolences to the families of the victims and expresses his deep sympathy to the government and people of Turkey," read a statement issued by his spokesperson.
CHP leader calls on all citizens to use common sense amid growing unrest
Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu, the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), has issued a call for all Turkish citizens to act with common sense in the face of growing public outrage against escalating acts of terror, which have in some places turned into violent attacks on political parties and media organizations.
Photo feature: Why Syrian refugees keep drowning off Turkey
Daily Hürriyet sets out to investigate why refugees, many of them children, keep drowning in the waters of the Aegean on their way to Greece. The answer: They drown because they are 'pushed back,' because they create a 'bloody economy' and because we do not help them enough in an organized way. Aylan's wake-up call
US condemns attack on daily Hürriyet
The U.S. State Department on Sept. 8 condemned attacks targeting Turkish daily Hürriyet's offices.
"I'm concerned by reports that the protest against Hürriyet Daily was encouraged by members of the Justice and Development Party. Elected officials must be careful not to appear to encourage violence against media outlets," told reporters.
Turkey's 'Middle Easternization' process is now complete
Only two days after Turkey lost 16 of its soldiers in a heinous attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) in Da?l?ca in southeastern Hakkari province, 14 police officers were massacred in an explosion on Sept. 8 in eastern I?d?r, on the border with Azerbaijan?s Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic.
Turkish 'Kristallnacht' coming soon?
We live in days that can be frightening and amusing at the same time, days when the ruling classes defy any limit in self-ridicule, logic or reason. Columnists are instantly prosecuted for insulting some bigwig (almost always President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an) in columns that do not even mention names (including Mr. Erdo?an?s).
Everything is getting worse and worse in Turkey
I have been off from my Hürriyet Daily News column for two weeks. It is not just that I needed some vacation time - I also naively hoped that Turkey could be slightly better when I returned to writing on it. But indeed I was nothing but naive.
Higher economic growth or more sustainable development for Turkey?
Turkey may be one of the best countries to dig into one of the oldest dilemmas of economics: Does the country need to reach higher economic growth rates or maintain more sustainable development rates?
PKK raids may trigger Turkish-Kurdish social strife
The number of military and police officers killed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) between Sept. 6 and 8 surpassed 30.