A crowd of young people, 20 years old no more, shakes a Turkish flag. One of them screams a name, then a second. Each time, they respond in a voice “ici ! ” Implied: “With us”. The name of Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul, is cited first before dozens of other members of the People’s … Read more
Turkish opposition champion, the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu is more than ever in the viewfinder of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan whom he dreams of dethroning. The vehement opposing the current head of state, himself mayor in the 1990s of this city, the economic capital of Turkey, saw its university diploma canceled on Tuesday: under … Read more
Kurds brandish a flag of the Leader of the Workers’ Party of Kurdistan (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, during a demonstration in Brussels, in Belgium, in December 2024. The leader of the PKK announced Thursday, February 27, 2025 the dissolution of his armed group. OLIVIER MATTHYS / EPA (tagstotranslate) International
Turkey confirmed Monday the death of Muslim preacher Fethullah Gülen, sworn enemy of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in exile in the United States for a quarter of a century and whose influence had already weakened significantly. The death of the preacher, aged 83 and accused by Ankara of having plotted a coup attempt in 2016, … Read more
Preacher Fethullah Gülen, one of the most controversial figures in recent Turkish history, has died at the age of 83 in a hospital in Pennsylvania, United States. On social networks, accounts close to his brotherhood cite cardiovascular problems from which he had suffered for a long time as the cause of death, reports the pro-government … Read more
Turkish public television TRT announced Monday October 21 the death of Muslim preacher Fethullah Gülen who lived in the United States, citing X accounts and websites close to his movement. According to TRT, the 83-year-old preacher, accused by Ankara of plotting an attempted coup in Türkiye in July 2016, has died “last night at the … Read more