Members of the US Congress who submitted a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry last month on the dismal state of media freedom in Turkey are standing firm behind their signatures despite intense pressure from the Turkish government and the pro-government media.
March 10, 2015
Turkish schools broke anti-black taboos in South Africa, says SA minister
South African Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has praised Turkish schools operating in her country for helping to break the anti-black taboos of the nation's defunct apartheid regime, which claimed black people were unable to succeed in mathematics or sciences.
Government oppression of confederation hurts Turkish exports to Africa
As a part of a prolonged campaign of intimidation against opposition figures and institutions, the government has been engaging in oppression of the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) -- which had had a strong presence in African countries -- and contributing to the deterioration of already weakened Africa-bound Turkish exports.
Turkish doctors hailed for their assistance in CAR
Minister of Public Health, Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action Marguerite Samba of the Central African Republic (CAR) has expressed gratitude to the Global Doctors Movement, a Turkish organization, for their assistance and medical services.
BDDK balks at giving up control over Bank Asya
In spite of the fact that nearly 85 percent of Bank Asya's A-type shareholders -- who have the right to nominate board members -- have delivered the documents requested by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK), the absence of which was the basis for the BDDK's recent takeover of the bank's management, the watchdog agency has not given up control of the bank.
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