par This Is Beirut, 28/01 13:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
attack church Istanbul Sariyer district Turkey
An Italian church in Istanbul was targeted in an armed attack carried out by two masked individuals during a religious ceremony on Sunday, resulting in one fatality. One man died after armed assailants opened fire in an Italian church in Istanbul during Sunday mass in an apparent assassination attempt that was swiftly condemned by Pope ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/02 13:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkish police shot dead a man and a woman belonging to a leftist "terrorist" organisation who attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul's main courthouse, injuring six people, officials said on Tuesday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that the assailants were members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) – a ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/03 00:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
élection Erdogan Istanbul municipal elections municipality Recep Tayyip Erdogan This is Beirut Turkey Türkiye
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that the country's March local elections would be his last, suggesting an end to his more than two decades in power. It was the first time that Erdogan, who has been in power since 2003, has spoken about leaving office. "I am working non-stop. We're running around breathlessly because for ...
par Rami Rayess, 27/03 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ankara Istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey
An estimated 64 million Turkish voters will head to the polls on Sunday (March 31) to elect municipal and local councils across 81 provinces. These elections are fraught with political calculations, particularly for the ruling party, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who seeks a decisive victory to solidify his popular legitimacy. In the ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/03 20:18 - Reading : less than a minute
Ankara élections Istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdogan This is Beirut Turkey
According to early partial results, Turkey's opposition appears to be ahead for now in the key cities of Istanbul and Ankara, state media said on Sunday. With 20 percent of the votes counted, the current mayor of Istanbul was leading with 49.6 percent of the vote, compared with 41.6 percent of his main rival, who was backed by President Recep ...
