March 2018

Turkey dismisses the claim of damaging historical church in Afrin

2018-03-30 09:33 BST
Posted in:
Syria
English

Last week, several media outlets such as Syrian state-run news agency Sana claimed that Turkish warplanes destroyed the archeological site of Brad in Afrin, an area which also included the Brad Monastery and the Julianus Church.

However, no airstrike was conducted in the relevant area by the Turkish Air Force.

Claim: Turkey turns away Syrian refugees at the border

2018-03-24 02:27 GMT
Posted in:
Refugees
English
On 21 March 2018, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report titled “Turkey: Mass Deportations of Syrians.” The report states “Turkish security forces have routinely intercepted hundreds, and at times thousands, of asylum seekers at the Turkey-Syria border since at least December 2017 and summarily deported them to the war-ravaged Idlib governorate in Syria.” It also mentions “Turkey’s continued refusal since at least mid-2015 to allow Syrian asylum seekers to cross th

Five frequently voiced false claims about latest amendments on Turkey’s election system

2018-03-21 01:50 GMT
Posted in:
Domestic Politics
English
On 13 March 2018, Turkey’s parliament passed a legislation package which involves amendments about the election system of the country. As Fact-Checking Turkey, we gathered the top five frequently voiced false claims about the new election bill.
 
Claim 1: People who live in the same building will be able to vote in different areas. This will obstruct the control of the ballot boxes.
 

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