Turkey’s former Chief of General Staff Gen. İsmail Hakkı Karadayı has died in hospital from cancer and multi-organ failure. He was aged 88. The general is best known for orchestrating a non-violent military coup in 1997 that led to the fall of a coalition government led by Islamist Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan of the Refah […]
Every Saturday since 1995, a group of mothers have been holding a vigil in Galatasaray Square in the heart of Istanbul. Their aim is simple: justice for their missing loved ones. Their weekly peaceful protest serves as a constant reminder to the Turkish authorities that they will persist until they obtain answers on the fate of […]
Recent events in Turkey, including last Friday’s failed military coup, have raised question marks for those visiting the country. Earlier this week, a three month State of Emergency was declared. Much of the country is now functioning as normal. However, some risks remain and travellers are asked to remain vigilant. A popular tourist destination, some […]
Efforts by a small faction of the Turkish military to topple the AKP government have failed. At least 194 people were killed in the attempted coup, which started on Friday evening when tanks and troops took up positions over Istanbul’s two Bosphorus bridges and at Istanbul Atatürk Airport. How events unfolded Soon after, troops raided […]
