Zeynep Aziz
- Central Bank
- Erdogan
- July 6, 2019
- 0 Comments
Erdoğan Dismisses Turkey’s Central Bank Governor
President Erdoğan removed central bank governor Murat Çetinkaya amid disagreement over interest-rate policy.
- Ekrem
- Istabul
- June 23, 2019
- 0 Comments
Ekrem İmamoğlu Wins Istanbul Rerun by Wider Margin
Ekrem İmamoğlu decisively won Istanbul’s repeated mayoral election on 23 June 2019, expanding his earlier narrow lead.
- Attacks
- Gulf of Oman
- June 13, 2019
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Attacks on Tankers Escalate Tensions in the Gulf of Oman
Explosions damaged two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, sharply increasing US-Iran tensions.
- China
- Hong Kong
- June 9, 2019
- 0 Comments
Hong Kong Protesters March Against Extradition Bill
A vast march against a proposed extradition law began months of political unrest in Hong Kong.
- EU Parliament
- Europe
- May 26, 2019
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European Elections Produce a More Fragmented Parliament
European Parliament elections weakened the traditional centre-left and centre-right blocs while Greens and liberals gained ground.
- Prime Minister
- Resignation
- May 24, 2019
- 0 Comments
Theresa May Announces Her Resignation as British Prime Minister
Theresa May announced she would resign after repeatedly failing to secure parliamentary approval for her Brexit agreement.
- Istanbul
- Turky
- May 6, 2019
- 0 Comments
Election Board Orders Istanbul Mayoral Vote Rerun
Turkey’s election authority annulled Istanbul’s March mayoral result and ordered a rerun, intensifying a national political dispute.
- Asia
- Emperor
- April 30, 2019
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Japan’s Emperor Akihito Abdicates the Chrysanthemum Throne
Emperor Akihito became the first Japanese monarch in two centuries to abdicate, closing the Heisei era.
- Ukrraine
- Volodymyr Zelensky
- April 21, 2019
- 0 Comments
Ukraine Elects Volodymyr Zelenskiy President
Political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy won Ukraine’s presidential runoff by a landslide.
- Muller
- Russia
- April 18, 2019
- 0 Comments
Mueller Report Released with Findings on Russian Interference
The US Justice Department released a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
