Ibon Villelabeitia

Position: Journalist

Articles

Court ceiling collapses during Turkish plot trial November 20, 10:39am EST 

ISTANBUL, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A court hearing in Turkey into an alleged ultra-nationalist conspiracy to overthrow the government was suspended on Friday after the ceiling partially collapsed, Turkish media reported. There were no reports of injuries and ...  Full Article 

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One dent at a time, Turkey's nation-state edifice erodes

One of the first things you see when you drive out of the airport of Diyarbakir is Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's famous phrase engraved on mountain slopes in big white letters: "Happy is he who calls himself a Turk."   Full Article | Comments [10] 

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EU vote result adds to Turkey's membership woes

The results of European Parliament election have caused deep concern in European Union candidate Turkey, where gains made by conservatives and some far-right parties have been read as a  clear win by ...  Full Article | Comments [14]