ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – LGBTI groups in Turkey have reportedly been trying to survive hate murders, abuse, rape, and inequality in what reportedly is a very polarised society. A society in which moral understanding is dictated to be based on Sunni Islam by the government authorities. LGBTI events are frequently banned without a logical reason…
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – Established on March 4, 1994, the Bayteks company handles the processing and packaging of capers. Bayteks’ production capacity is about 1200-1500 tonnes/year, exporting to America, Italy, and Spain. Ozum Ilter Demirci, a shareholder at Bayteks Agricultural Products, is a business owner in Izmir, Turkey. She’s also Executive Board Member at the…
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – Only 33.6 percent of women in Turkey are in the labour pool. A recent report, conducted by Bahcesehir University Center for Economic and Social Research (BETAM), shows that women, once they have children, quit their jobs and become housewives. But in most cases, Turkish women are not in search of a…
ISTANBUL (ViaNews) – People close to Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist and outspoken critic of Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen, described him as being very afraid of his country’s rulers in the months before he went missing in Turkey last week. The Turkish authorities started an investigation to understand what happened to the Washington Post columnist,…
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem spoke to Russia Today: “We do not want to come into conflict with Turkey but they must understand that Idlib is Syrian soil!” Muallim’s words were a direct response to countries that could potentially take part in the attack against the city of Idlib. Syrian FM…
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – Following the tensions between both countries, Erdoğan said he wants to expand trade with China, Russia, Iran, Ukraine and wishes to trade in Turkish Liras. He goes even further by inviting the EU to do the same. “Who does Mr. Trump think he is dealing with? This is Turkey! We are…
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – The Supreme Electoral Council (SEC) of Turkey had recently confirmed the use of tactile ballot papers for the June 24 election but later denied the budget request for the process. Engin Yilmaz, the head of Engelsiz Erişim Derneği (Barrier-free Access Association), a charity organisation that supports disabled people, stated to the…
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – A group of doctorate students in the Institute of Nuclear Sciences Department at Ege University developed a clothing material for their medical staff who had been exposed to radiation on a daily basis due to their professions. Professor Fatma Yurt Onaran said to Diken, a Turkish newspaper, that the medical staff…
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – On Wednesday, Turkey’s presidency held an emergency meeting with top economic advisors and said that they would take measures to reduce interest and exchange rate pressures and prevent the Turkish lira’s record low slide after losing its value against other currencies, a wake up call for high inflation. FT writer Laura…
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – Last week, Erdogan called early presidential elections for June 24. This Wednesday, on April 25, Turkey’s electoral body announced that 11 political parties will compete in the June 24 polls. Even though Turkish politicians campaigning abroad was banned by some European countries, Turkish President Erdogan, without identifying the country, stated: “God…
