Jail time, angry mobs and assassination attempts — editor Sener Levent has paid a price for challenging Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and authorities in breakaway northern Cyprus through his tiny newspaper. Alongside the stacks of old papers on his…
Khashoggi corpse went down the drains: report (Guardian)
The killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi poured his remains down the drain after dissolving him in acid, a Turkish newspaper reported Saturday.Samples taken from the drains at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul showed traces of acid, pro-government daily Sabah…
PDP to Buhari: present your certificate to INEC (Nation) * Recharging Lake Chad biggest help Europe can give Africa — Buhari (Nation)
PDP to Buhari: present your certificate to INEC (Nation) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to show proof of his vaunted integrity by presenting his academic documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and put…
Erdogan wants Istanbul trial over ‘planned’ Khashoggi murder (Guardian)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called for the trial in Istanbul of the Saudi suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a crime that he said was intricately planned days in advance. Erdogan had promised that his…
Turkey calls for CCTV of missing Saudi journalist (BBC)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Saudi Arabia to release images proving that a missing reporter left its consulate in Istanbul. Mr Erdogan questioned whether it was “possible for there to be no camera systems” running at the building,…
Turkey enters new era with same strongman after Erdogan election triumph (Nbcnews)
Turkey entered a new era Monday, but with the same man in charge. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who at 64 has dominated Turkish politics for 15 years, won another five-year term in presidential elections. With his new term come sweeping new…
Turkey’s President Erdogan announces early elections (CNN)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday that the country will hold snap parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24, more than a year earlier than they were due to take place. The polls will be the first since a…