Turkish Digest
ISSN No 1554-8414
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Thursday, March 07, 2024
Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year – CBS17.com
Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year
by: AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press
ISTANBUL (AP) — Muhterem Evcil was stabbed to death by her estranged husband at her workplace in Istanbul, where he had repeatedly harassed her in breach of a restraining order. The day before, authorities detained him for violating the order but let him go free after questioning.
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Turkish gold trader implicates Erdogan in Iran money laundering
Turkish gold trader implicates Erdogan in Iran money laundering
By Brendan Pierson
December 1, 2017
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A Turkish-Iranian gold trader on Thursday told jurors in a New York federal court that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan authorized a transaction in a scheme to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions. Reza Zarrab is cooperating with U.S. prosecutors in the criminal trial of a Turkish bank executive accused of helping to launder money for Iran. At the time of the alleged conspiracy, Erdogan was Turkey's prime minister. Zarrab said he had learned from Zafer Caglayan, who was Turkey's economy minister, that Erdogan and then-treasury minister Ali Babacan had authorized two Turkish banks, Ziraat Bank and VakifBank, to move funds for Iran.
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Monday, February 19, 2024
Women in Turkey's local elections: Projects seek to increase political participation of women in Turkey | Qantara.de
Women in Turkey's local elections
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19.02.2024
Believe in the power of women!
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Political education aimed specifically at women: a joint initiative organised by Turkish NGO KA.DER, UN Women Turkey and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is on a mission to increase female representation in Turkish politics (image: Ayse Karabat)
As Turkey heads towards local elections in March, Qantara.de contributor Ayse Karabat has been helping train female hopefuls seeking to race in these and future elections in a country where women's representation in politics remains staggeringly low. A special report
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How Turkey Moved East: Erdogan and the Rise of an Anatolian Foreign Policy
How Turkey Moved East
Erdogan and the Rise of an Anatolian Foreign Policy
By Soner Cagaptay
February 19, 2024
In late January, the Turkish parliament ratified Sweden’s accession to NATO, bringing an end to nearly two years of stonewalling by the Turkish government. Ankara had held up Stockholm’s entry into the alliance ostensibly because Sweden has allowed members and fundraisers of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, an internationally designated terrorist group that has fought with the Turkish state for decades, to operate on its soil. But Turkish opposition to Swedish membership melted away once Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured what he really wanted: 40 F-16 fighter jets from the United States, equipment upgrades to Turkey’s existing fleet of aircraft, and a potential opportunity to meet U.S. President Joe Biden.
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