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Ali Kucukgocmen

Ali Kucukgocmen

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Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Turks protest, opposition defiant over Istanbul mayor's detention

Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic

Turks protest, opposition defiant over Istanbul mayor's detention
Crime|Europe|Political|World

Police evict hundreds of migrants squatting in Paris theatre for months

French police raided a theatre in central Paris at dawn on Tuesday, briefly using tear gas to evict more than 400 migrants who had been squatting

Police evict hundreds of migrants squatting in Paris theatre for months
Election|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Istanbul mayor appears in court amid concerns about crackdown on Turkish opposition

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition figure and potential challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court on

Istanbul mayor appears in court amid concerns about crackdown on Turkish opposition
Europe|World

Turkey reopens ancient church with prized mosaics to Muslim worship

Turkey has opened the ancient Chora church, one of Istanbul's most celebrated Byzantine buildings, to Muslim worshippers after it was used as a museum for more

Turkey reopens ancient church with prized mosaics to Muslim worship
Europe|News|World

Georgian opposition member says government is intimidating protesters

Dimitri Chikovani, a member of Georgia’s opposition United National Movement (UNM) and an active protester against a controversial new law said he was attacked

Georgian opposition member says government is intimidating protesters
News

Georgian NGO worker says she's fighting for her country's future

Mariam Tsertsvadze, the co-founder of an animal charity in the Georgian capital, has managed only three or four hours of sleep a night in the

Georgian NGO worker says she's fighting for her country's future
Lifestyle

Turkey's stray dogs find homes abroad after new law to clear them off streets

Former Istanbul street dogs Dali and Deezi now live in the Netherlands, enjoying a pampered home life after years in a shelter in the Turkish

Turkey's stray dogs find homes abroad after new law to clear them off streets
Asia|Australia|Environment|World

Australia, Turkey in 2026 UN climate summit hosting standoff

Australia and Turkey are in a standoff over which country is better suited to host United Nations climate change talks in 2026, with

Australia, Turkey in 2026 UN climate summit hosting standoff

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