Fulya Ozerkan

Turks look to alternative media as news landscape shrinks

ISTANBUL: It’s not an obvious location for a media organisation. A gritty area dominated by car repair workshops ... Published 08 Jun, 2018 07:58am

‘Evet’ or ‘Hayir’? That’s the question in polarised Turkey

ISTANBUL: Two men chat in a cartoon in Turkey’s top satirical weekly Penguen. One asks the other: “Will you say... Published 07 Apr, 2017 06:59am

Erdogan stirs trouble over 1923 Turkey border treaty

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stirred up controversy over the treaty that almost a century ago set ... Published 02 Oct, 2016 07:04am

Turkey’s media reels after ‘nightmare’ of coup

ANKARA: Forced at gunpoint to read a statement by coup plotters and raided by rebel military forces, Turkey’s ... Published 18 Jul, 2016 07:19am

Jettisoning prime minister, Turkey’s Erdogan marches to one-man rule

Erdogan has shown his iron will to create a presidential system where one man has total authority. Updated 07 May, 2016 11:36am

Foreign reporters face tough times in turbulent Turkey

Trials for insulting Erdogan have multiplied, with nearly 2,000 such cases currently open. Updated 26 Apr, 2016 12:01pm

Trapped in war zone, locals struggle in Turkey curfew towns

"They call for ambulances but no answer. There’s no security for people," says local municipal officer. Updated 24 Dec, 2015 09:12am

Turkey’s refugee policy under spotlight as migrants decamp to Europe

Turkey has taken in over two million Syrians since the start of war but analysts warn that Ankara is also failing them. Updated 22 Sep, 2015 09:55am

Pro-Kurdish party may tip balance in Turkey polls

All predictions forecast that the HDP will come fourth in the elections with just below or above 10 per cent of the vote Published 06 Jun, 2015 07:13am

Turkey to bridge the Dardanelles in new mega project

The straits, which separate Europe and Asia, were last bridged by Xerxes the Great, the “king of kings” in 480 BC. Updated 22 Nov, 2014 08:21am

Erdogan seeking place in history alongside Ataturk

Erdogan is clearly eyeing a legacy by building Turkey’s first national high-speed train network. Published 05 Aug, 2014 06:23am

Turkey graft scandal threatens AKP domination

ANKARA: A high-profile graft scandal is hitting Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the biggest... Published 25 Dec, 2013 07:12am

Erdogan faces testing times as polls near

ANKARA: Turkey’s once all-powerful prime minister is battling problems both domestic and international that... Updated 30 Nov, 2013 08:15am

Turkey to lift ban on headscarves

ANKARA: Turkey on Monday announced it would lift a ban on women wearing headscarves in most public offices, ... Updated 01 Oct, 2013 08:22am

Turkey losing clout amid Egypt crisis

ANKARA: Turkey's clout in the Middle East is taking a beating with the brutal sidelining of Egypt's Muslim... Updated 17 Aug, 2013 07:46am