August 2018

Claim: Turkish government confiscates Christian properties

2018-08-11 06:43 BST
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The Order of St. Andrews, an Orthodox Christian society located in New York, the US, falsely accused the government of Turkey of “confiscating thousands of properties of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Turkey and called Turkish government to “put an end to this practice” in a statement published on 4 August 2018.

What is missing in New York Times article about Syria’s Manbij?

2018-08-08 09:06 BST
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On 5 August 2018, the New York Times published an article written by Ben Hubbard about the political situation of Syria, particularly the Manbij and Raqqa regions. The article alleges that the military patrols of the American soldiers in the outskirts of Manbij is conducted to repel a possible attack by the Turkish military against the city of Manbij.

Foreign Policy article contains factual mistakes about Turkey

2018-08-06 10:06 BST
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On 6 August 2018, Foreign Policy published an article written by Selim Sazak and titled Turkey’s Opposition Lost to Erdogan, Then It Lost Its Mind, about the situation of Turkey’s opposition parties after the last elections in June. However, the article contains several factual mistakes.

Claim: 'Parliament reduced to formality' in the new presidential system

Is Turkey detaining local US consular staff on “bogus charges”?

2018-08-02 11:06 BST
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On 29 July 2018, the Washington Post published an article written by Henri J. Barkey and Eric Edelman. The article pointed out to the US State Department’s three Turkish employees who are currently detained: Metin Topuz, Nazmi Mete Canturk and Hamza Ulucay. Topuz and Ulucay are currently in prison while Canturk was put in house arrest.