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Turkey begins life under strict social media rules

Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 10:58 AM

Under the new rules, platforms with more than 1 million daily users must open offices in Turkey that can deal with local court decisions to remove offending content within 48 hours. Read more »

Armenia and Azerbaijan vow to keep fighting as deaths reach at least 100

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 06:55 AM

STEPANAKERT, Azerbaijan - Armenia and Azerbaijan vowed to keep fighting and rejected international calls for negotiations on Wednesday as clashes over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region raged for a fourth day. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 1, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 06:00 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

First Muslim prayers at Hagia Sophia after 86 years

Emrah Gurel, AP Photo
Updated as of Sep 01 05:15 PM

The full moon rises behind the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, Turkey, early Tuesday.  Read more »

EU urges Turkey to halt gas hunt in east Mediterranean

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 08:57 AM

The European Union urged Turkey on Sunday to "immediately" stop exploring for gas in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean, as tensions rise with other countries in the region.   Read more »

Fears grow in Turkey as daily virus cases top 1,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 05:27 AM

Turkey has expressed concern over the rising number of coronavirus cases as the daily infection toll exceeded 1,000 for the second day in a row on Wednesday. Read more »

Turkey passes law extending sweeping powers over social media

Marc Santora, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 30 05:20 AM

The measure orders social media platforms with over 1 million users per day — such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube — to open offices in Turkey and imposes stiff penalties if the companies refuse, including slowing the bandwidth of the sites and making them largely inaccessible. Read more »

First Islamic prayers held in Hagia Sophia since mosque reconversion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 05:59 AM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday led the first Muslim prayers attended by thousands in Hagia Sophia since the controversial reconversion of the iconic Istanbul cathedral into a mosque. Read more »

Russian church leader says calls to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque threaten Christianity

Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 05:35 AM

Patriarch Kirill, the leader of Russia's Orthodox Church, said on Monday that calls to convert Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque posed a threat to Christianity. Read more »

US urges Turkey to let Hagia Sophia remain a museum

Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 05:16 AM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkey to let Istanbul's former Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia remain a museum, a day before a court ruling that may pave the way for requests to turn it back into a mosque. Read more »

Some countries using virus curbs to 'silence critics', ex-leaders warn

Luke Baker, Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 02:57 PM

Among the countries he cited as having introduced authoritarian measures or having fallen short on accountability were the Philippines, Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey. Read more »

Australia accuses China of fuelling 'infodemic' over coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 05:17 AM

 Australia's foreign minister accused China Tuesday of contributing to a climate of "fear and division" over the coronavirus in a speech also attacking Russia and Turkey for spreading disinformation about the disease. Read more »

Turkey passes controversial bill giving 'nightwatchmen' greater powers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 03:28 PM

ISTANBUL - Turkey's parliament passed a controversial bill on Wednesday giving neighborhood patrols greater powers, with critics accusing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of wanting to build a loyal "militia". Read more »

US says will investigate nations with digital services tax

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 08:14 AM

US President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced investigations into foreign digital services taxes it says are aimed squarely at American tech firms.   Read more »

Turkey coronavirus death toll reaches 4,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 03:06 AM

Turkey's coronavirus death toll topped 4,000 on Thursday, as the number of confirmed cases reached nearly 145,000.   Read more »

Turkey detains over 400 over 'provocative' coronavirus posts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 27 09:49 PM

Turkish authorities have detained 402 people over "baseless and provocative" social media posts about the coronavirus pandemic, the interior ministry said on Monday.   Read more »

Turkey coronavirus cases surge past 100,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 24 03:15 AM

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Turkey surged to 101,790 on Thursday, the Turkish health minister said. Read more »

Envoy appeals for food, cash aid for OFWs in Turkey

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 12:32 PM

Filipino workers displaced from their jobs in Turkey need food and cash aid, Philippine Ambassador Raul Hernandez said Thursday as he appealed for help. Read more »

Turkish parliament passes bill to free thousands from prison in face of COVID-19 threat

Ali Kucukgocmen, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 06:14 PM

Turkey's parliament on Tuesday passed a law that will allow the release of tens of thousands of prisoners to ease overcrowding in jails and protect detainees from the coronavirus, but which critics slam for excluding those jailed on terrorism charges. Read more »

Turkey imposes curfew on youth, shuts borders of 31 cities - Erdogan

Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 06:09 AM

ISTANBUL - Turkey imposed a partial curfew on citizens under the age of 20 effective from midnight on Friday as part of measures against the coronavirus outbreak, President Tayyip Erdogan said. Read more »