julia: this kitchen might be the smallest brewery in istanbul.e a month, vuslat ozdemirhan brews up a batch of beer here. he ordered the ingredients, malt, sugar, yeast, online. that's where he got the recipe too. add water and stir. >> tamam. julia: and after a few weeks of fermentation, the beer is ready to drink. vuslat: i'm mainly doing this to save money. alcohol has become so expensive in turkey. taxes have been increased a lot over the years, and alcohol has become unaffordable. my home-brewed beer costs me a quarter of what i'd pay in the shops. julia: just a few years ago, istanbul was known for its nightlife. but the islamic-conservative akp government seemingly wants to put an end to that. shops are no longer permitted to sell alcohol after 10:00 p.m. advertising alcohol is forbidden. and for many turks, high taxes have made it a luxury. borak kocoglu owns a bar in istanbul. he says many other bar owners have already given up. customers can't afford the high prices. a glass of anise-flavored raki, a local favorite, costs about two to t

just a few years ago istanbul was known for its nightlife. but the islamic conservative a k.p. government seemingly wants to put an end to that shops and no longer permitted to sell alcohol after ten pm. advertising alcohol is forbidden and for many turks high taxes have made it a luxury. chilly to owns a bar in istanbul he says many other bar owners have already given up three customers can't afford the high prices of gas have a nice flavor to rocky a local favorite costs about two to three times what it did just a few years ago and. it's getting worse they raise taxes twice a year. they've just been raised again. i think the authorities are trying to shut down bars and clubs or maybe it's a religious thing i had no idea. talk to your felt that it was. the government says its tax hikes have nothing to do with religion but president red jump time and a one has promoted a non alcoholic beverage as if to make a bigger statement was over no matter what others say national drink is iran and i drink to that there is a very good i'm good. i. i was. in istanbul a district home to many

the mosque is so huge one can spot it from many places in istanbul. journalist most of the harsh says the project shows just how much as one focuses on symbols of power now the president has become less and less tolerant of criticism harsh says and he knows what he's talking about his book about alderaan has earned him several lawsuits. we put out a lot better one has a single plan he does not want to lose the election no matter what he wants to remain in power this is his only goal. he likes to see himself as a big boss who runs the country like a patriarch. but heir to one will never become a big boss who controls all of turkey he's only the big boss of his followers and supporters. hundreds of thousands in the both of them. in cousin pasha the president's old neighborhood to most of the people do not share such criticism if it were up to yash r i hung the barber. one would govern for another fifteen years but he could stop by more often for happy at. former f.b.i. director james comey says that donald trump is morally unfit to be president of the u

hope they will come out i'm sure they will mr mir not the only architect from istanbul we appreciate your time tonight thank you you thank. well mama mia shocking news now from the world of music abba is back the iconic swedish pop group of announce their first recording in thirty five years on their official instagram account that they say that they've recorded two new songs the message signed by all four members says that when they got into the recording studio again it was like time stood still and we had only been away on a short holiday they must have good genes broke up in one thousand nine hundred two after a seemingly never ending stream of hits in the one nine hundred seventy s. of their new music they say we may have come of age but the song is new and it feels good well abba fans young and old have welcomed this news generations of dancing queens have taken to social media to thank them for the new music wunpost and welcome back al but we can't wait for your new songs neither can my mom here's another please tour for real i grew up with your music and it continues to bring

we go live to assemble for more on the case -- istanbul for more on the case.ractice president -- france's president highlights the special relationship between him and president trump. he urges the u.s. not to close the door to the world did more than $4 billion for syrian refugees but the u.n. says the funds pledged at a conference fall well below what is needed to help the victims of syria. ♪ brent: it is good to have you with us. a court in an stumble -- istanbul has sentenced a newspaper's employees to prison. the paper is critical of the president and his regime. they were sentenced for aiding a terrorist organization. the papers editor, chairman, and investigative reporter all received lengthy jail terms. the cartoonists got a shortest -- shorter sentence. a former editor now lives in exile here in germany in e trial will be continued. turkey has been cracking down on opposition media since 2016. more journalists are imprisoned here than in any other country in the world. 50 were convicted. three acquittals. for more on this, we are bringing you dorian f

in istanbul and moscow. we will have reports from those locations coming up. >>> and first, what they were looking for with the fixer michael cohen. the warrant sought communications with trump and cohen about the "access hollywood" tape. that is on top of what we know investigators are seeking on efforts to prevent the eruption of stories on two women who claim they had affairs with donald trump. stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. gloria borger has the latest. >> reporter: alex and christine, the fbi agents that raided michael cohen's home, office and hotel room on monday were looking for communications between then candidate trump and cohen and perhaps others about efforts to prevent the release of the infamous "access hollywood" tape. you remember this. it captured donald trump making lewd remarks about women before the election. the warrant specifically refe references trump in the search warrant. sources say it appeared in connection to the tape. this warrant is the first indication that the investigato

answers consider the ataturk cultural center and for some thirty years it stood at the heart at istanbul's historic center taksim square but in the one nine hundred sixty s. built in the one nine hundred sixty s. the icon of turkish martin history architecture was a meeting place for citizens of other turks modern secular society a forum for debates opera and the arts it became the backdrop for the gezi park protest in two thousand and thirteen turkish president right to tell you a better one wanted to tear it down to replace it with a giant mosque now that created an uproar and a compromise plan was failed them. and the man tasked with building the new ataturk cultural center is with me tonight mr moore ought to bond the only one who got your last name right there he's an architect from istanbul it's good to have you on the show these days and badly president ever to want he wanted to basically to tear down your father's work i mean you're the architect of this new center how does it feel knowing that era one would prefer to have your father's work for the way i think. it's a long story b

so can critical journalists still do their job in turkey did abuse istanbul correspondent delia on joins me now in the studio for good morning julia hi good morning you know early one has been arresting journalists for a long time now since the failed two but this sentence escalates the war on the media doesn't it what does it mean for press freedom and freedom in general well first of all drew here it is not just any newspaper it's the oldest newspaper founded in the one nine hundred twenty s. following a long tradition of secularist reporting and it is and was one of the few newspapers to still dare to criticize the government so among all the other media cases and trials against journalists it's safe to say this is the most high profile trial so far and of course it sends a devastating message to all other journalists in the country you could be next so what's your every move what's your every article and the journalists themselves jewelry a newspaper have said from the very beginning this is a politically motivated trial designed to intimidate all critical voices in turkey and what t

its ongoing state of emergency as an excuse for silencing critics its report comes a day after an istanbul court jade's journalists at the leading opposition newspaper judea on terrorists charges they were accused of supporting a group that the government blames for the fate who in two thousand and sixteen fourteen people themselves prison terms ranging from three to eight years three were acquitted those convicted will remain free while an appeal is pending but they are barred from leaving. so can independent journalists to do their work into istanbul correspond with johan is here with me welcome since the coup president john has been cracking down on anyone who he views as an opponent including journalists what is does this mean for the freedom of expression of the country the jewelry of newspapers not just any newspaper in turkey it's the oldest newspaper in the country it's an institution since decades following a longstanding tradition of secularism so it's very important for its readers these journalists and executives have been arrested at their homes in parts they have been charged

. >> if you look at that approval rating, especially, and istanbul. that is by much his home turf. support is there like how he has managed the country's domestic affairs and his willingness to stand up to the west. have a look. >> that was 2002. i always have some photos here in the shop of him. this was taken after he became prime minister. >> he could talk about the president for hours. when they were kids, their families were friends and later he became a barber and this is one of the most well-known politicians. but -- they never forgot each other. even today the president comes in for a haircut. >> when he visits, we see huge clouds. -- crowds. he comes here every three or four years. in this area, everyone knows him personally. when it was time to joke, he would joke. he is still the same, he hasn't changed at all. >> this is a conservative neighbor of the sample. this is where present and one grew up and when he jumped up becoming a professional soccer player but decided to join politics. today, the local stadium is named after him and most of the people are loyal supporter

. >> cnn's arwa damon is tracking the latest from istanbul. at this point, it is not a question of if, but when. >> reporter: it really does seem that way. a lot of people were taken by surprise when it came to the president's tweet. especially given how contrary it runs to military strategy in terms of secrecy. there is a bit of diplomacy happening with trump talking to president erdogan. not a lot about what they spoke about, but the two remained in close contact as the situation continues to develop. turkey, of course, is in a unique situation in a sense it is a nato ally, but it has open communications to russia and iran. syria, itself, also und understandably on high alert. moving assets away from locations that could be targets of the air strikes. it is worth talking about what syria and possibly russia and iran could do to retaliate should these air strikes take place. when you talk to syrians living within the rebel-opposite held areas, areas still under siege, their concern is the target of the government's wrath and no one to protect

joining us from istanbul, richard engel. good to have you with us on a very long night for you as well. let's talk about the reaction coming out of turkey. how is turkey likely going to receive the news of these strikes? >> so there has been a cautious welcome of the military action from turkey. and i think that's the kind of response you're seeing from a lot of countries in the region and beyond welcoming that something was done but even more thankful that this didn't trigger a wider war, that it didn't cause the seven-year conflict in syria to escalate even further, spill even further beyond the country's borders. going back to the breaking news a moment ago, the tweet from president trump. he went there. he used the phrase mission accomplished which accepts president bush used it in the 2003 invasion of iraq, many of the u.s. military, many u.s. politicians have been shying away from that phrase, mission accomplished. since there was an accomplished mission overnight, three targeted strikes and three different areas in sy

as a senior journalist at the newspaper at the center of the story she joins us on the line from istanbul welcome to w a present to and says he's dating with the people who collaborated to try to overthrow the state two years ago how has this crackdown affected your work as a journalist. yesterday i. just launched a new report and. they say. try to track down the media and it turkey. turkey moved very local to be shunned and. in during. the state of emergency one hundred seventy journalists in terrorist acts and they aren't all in jail and also. very very. sad to say. approximately two hundred you can't be in the company's shutdown. in this perry it's ok so one hundred seventy journalists arrested and jailed two hundred media company shut down why are you still working. i need divert and ok. is the president of this country but i am the journalist of this country he's being his job i'm fortunate in the best buy and my job in a good today because if i have i have a right to leave my contrie i have a right to work in my country and i have. i have a right to. say and. shout for. freedom and

it's good to have you with us a court in istanbul has sentenced more than a dozen employees from turkey's last leading critical newspaper jim surely it to prison a number of the journalists from the prominent independent daily which is critical of president. his regime are sentenced for aiding a terrorist organization so let's go through the names here the paper's editor noor lot so much chairman. and the investigative reporter it all received a lengthy jail terms with the columnists contrary grosso and the cartoonist moved the cart getting somewhat shorter sentences turkish authorities say that the case against the former editor. who now lives in exile here in germany and is being tried in absentia will continue on turkey has been cracking down on opposition media since a failed coup attempt back in two thousand and sixteen more journalists are imprisoned here than in any other country in the world seventeen community its employees were on trial fifty were convicted and there were three acquittals are for more on this we want to bring in dorian jones he is on the story for us tonight is

us or for syria sure i appreciate that in the insight from your professor in istanbul thanks for your time. this is r.t. international just come out to twenty nine minutes past five in the afternoon here in moscow have your next world news update in thirty. hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle words have consequences and threatening actions can be very dangerous this is the atmosphere engulfing the west's relations with russia the poisoning incident in the u.k. has yet to be explained to the public but this is not stop the british and american governments from playing the role of judge jury and executioner. across talking toxic relations i'm joined by my guest charles shu bridge in london he is a security analyst and a former u.k. army and counterterrorism intelligence officer in brussels we have any michelle and she is a former british intelligence officer and writer and in washington we cross to james chatteris he is a former advisor to the u.s. senate republican leadership all right as always crosstalk rules in effect that means you can

look at that approval rating that he has there in turkey daniel especially let's look at the at istanbul because you know it's very much his home turf in fact supporters there they like how he has managed the country's domestic affairs and his willingness to stand up to the west have a look at. look that was two thousand and two i was at some photos of him here in the shop this was taken just after he became prime minister. yeah sure i one could talk about the president for hours when we were kids their families were friends later became a barber and dredge up type of arrow on one of the world's most well known politicians but they never forgot each other even today the president sometimes comes in for a hack it. when he visits we see huge crowds traffic jams even get so busy he comes here every three to four years in this area practically everyone my age and up knows him personally when it was time for him to be serious he was serious when it's time to joke he would joke he's still the same yes and change that all. he's nice with. the shop is in cousin pasha a conservative neighborhood

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this week on conflict zone i'm in istanbul to talk to rob to come back should come but i still took his ruling party the a k p she speaks for a party on human rights since the parliament and is also a close confidant of president as the government pursues military operations in syria and continues to crack down on civil liberties.

the mosque is so huge one can spot it from many places in istanbul. journalist most of the house says the project shows just how much as one focuses on symbols of power now the president has become less and less tolerant of criticism horses and he knows what he's talking about his book about out one has earned him several lawsuits. people got a lot better one has a single plan he does not want to lose the election no matter what he wants to remain in power this is his only goal. he likes to see himself as a big boss who runs the country like a patriarch. but heir to one will never become a big boss who controls all of turkey he's only the big boss of his followers and supporters. tend to listen him because both of them. in cousin pressure the president's old neighborhood to most of the people do not share such criticism if it were up to yes sure i hung the barber. one would govern for another fifteen years but he could stop by more often for happy at. and a more good news for president are to want to his economy is on the right as betting on cheap mon

i huns barbershop is in cousin pasha the conservative neighborhood of istanbul this is where i add one group day the local stadium is named after him and most of the people here are loyal supporters of the soccer club and the president. cares very much about the people. we're very satisfied he's decent and charitable we love him got to be serious on sixteen in the piece the only politician in the history of our public who stands up to the west. is lucky to be in a good long room on the blue is going to when a politician uses academic language the message does not come through. but he knows how to speak to the masses and that's why people vote for him. busiek enormous urges. many turkish people are proud that add one has turned their country into an important player in the region politically as well as economically mega projects like the new istanbul underground railway or the gigantic boss' purse bridge have earned him the reputation of a visionary a man of action. after all good i once supported adams policies as well. for several years he was a minister in one of his cabinets but in

firefighters in istanbul are battling a blaze that engulfed the front of a multistory hospital patients had to be evacuated to escape the smoke that was entering the wards the governor of istanbul says that the no reports of death or serious injuries some people are being treated for smoke inhalation south korea's ousted president has arrived in court to receive the verdict on an influence peddling scandal that rocked the country's business and political elite prosecutors are seeking a thirty year jail term it's also the first time that proceedings from the district court will be broadcast live ofter it was ruled to be in the public interest kathy novak has more from seoul judgment day for the woman who made history as south korea's first female president and then as the first leader of the country to be impeached and removed from office she was indicted on eighteen criminal charges relating to bribery and corruption the combination of months of unprecedented protests in central sort of. public outrage had replaced the hope that many south koreans felt when in twenty thirteen they elect

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started leaving the town of doom and eastern a lot of the buses are now lining up at the outskirts of istanbul talk picking up more militants oppositionists them and their families it is expected that at least fifty buses will be exiting from. the final number is set on the outskirts of east on the water they will be heading towards the most in northern syria the border town in the northern countryside of a look though this will be the first batch following of course reaching a deal brokered by russia between the syrian army and this particularly militant group according to reports coming from inside duma there is a kind of division among the group leaders of this militant group on getting out or not but eventually it seems that the deal has been reached and they have started getting out in the boonies resistance movement has been low on its social media accounts published some of the items of this deal the. militants will have to surrender their heavy and medium weapons to the syrian army before leaving they can only take with them in their individual light weapons like clash in the courts or

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in the region and on the ground reporting we expect to be hearing from richard engle, who is in istanbul. turkey, of course, is an important player here that almost never gets discussed when we're talking about assad and his allies. but turkey and iran and russia are key allies for the assad regime. itn, the british news service, has reported tonight that british jets have taken off from cyprus. we don't know where they were headed, but with the time difference it's seven hours ahead between now and syria. that means it's roughly 4:00 a.m. in syria right now. if british jets are take off from cyprus, there is speculation that this may be some sort of event that involves not just american military power but also our allies. i'm told that we are less than a minute out now from the president's remarks. we don't know how long these remarks are expected to be. we are expecting that these remarks are only going to be about a military strike in syria. if you've been following the news today, you know that there is a lot of news today, particularly news involving the scandal that surrounds the p

palace istanbul. the residence of so far not the honey the second who came to the throne in eighteen seventy six. he was a skilled carpenter. crafted most of his furniture. but as each of them playing the carpenter saw. was contemplating the gradual loss of territories. by the late nineteenth century. much of the mighty ottoman empire was disappearing from the mouth. of the yet a few well a couple he left. but if but if it got to jemaah islamiyah and something that's monumental know joe oh how long. you had that what you thought of cricket at. the moment that the bonus money and that of the match. it had to be at. the bottom just i mean cut them down or else funny it would be of a but she's a couple had to be unique and i like that he's just the onion and medina and the work. you've done. nothing. but the soul tones attempts to exploit the spiritual power of the title kind of could not save. in nineteen zero nine up to high meat was deposed. with little shawled was its told us the thirty fifth so-call

this is dr ghanem—tayara in istanbul.y statement that will be given regarding chemical weapons used, the consequences would be disastrous on the person as on his families. you may remember that a day after the alleged attack, the remaining rebel fighters in eastern ghouta cut a deal with the assad government to end their resistance. and these were pictures that emerged in the days that followed. this enormous convoy containing fighters and their families going to ad—lib province, the largest remaining rebel stronghold in syria. the convoy was organised by the government and protected by russia. the government and russians may not be so cooperative now they are there. it's expected that idlib will now become the new focal point of the government's offensive. it is already under intense pressure. these are pictures of a bombing of a rebel—held area of idlib city last week. 19 were killed. local activists say. the un is already estimating that 100,000 civilians have been displaced this year. the rebel population has increase

our chief foreign correspondent is live in istanbul, turkey where the sun has risen. important neighbors for the military operation and i understand you have a bit more clarity on what transpired to your arrest earlier today. >> well, what we've been trying to figure out and you've been talking about some of it is the parent discrepancy when he said this is a sustained campaign that the u.s. will continue to act against the assad regime until it stops using chemical weapons. when announced on the night of a strike, when announced at a national address as air strikes are underway, that sounds like a commitment for more military strikes and then something of a head snap when a short time later defensesic secretary mat said this is one and done but it depends on the actions of assad. just a short time ago i spoke to a senior u.s. military official who was briefed on this and he told me the strikes are in fact over, that this was intended to be ea limited focus campaign, that there could be more military actions if there are atrocities that take place with chemical weapon

of emergency as an excuse for silencing critics agnes is reported to comes a day after a court in istanbul sentenced to fourteen journalists the leading opposition used by good to hold it they've now been released from custody pending the outcome of their appeals but are barred from leaving the country. released from prison but by no means a free man back in after i publisher of the german her newspaper hugged by his supporters he was one of fourteen employees found guilty by a turkish court of aiding terrorist organizations charges he says a trumped up. good good i'll tell you there's no justice in turkey there's no judiciary as we've always said they cannot stratagem her newspaper here will continue to deliver the trees to retreat us. the charges stem from this the failed coup in twenty sixteen as a critical newspaper june hurry it in its journalists were accused of backing those turkey says were behind the coup and they were the only ones. in on more than fifty thousand people were arrested from the military to the police from teachers to public servants who were part of a crackdown car

it's good to have you with us tonight a court in istanbul has sentenced more than a dozen employees from turkey's last leading opposition newspaper to get to prison journalists from the. independent daily which is critical of president won and his regime or sentenced for aiding a terrorist or. it is a shot of the paper's editor chairman and an investigative reporter they all received the jail terms with a columnist and a cartoonist getting somewhat shorter sentences you see them all right there turkish authorities say that the case against a former editor who now lives in exile here in germany is being tried in absentia will continue or turkey has been cracking down on opposition media since the failed coup attempt back in two thousand and sixteen more journalists are imprisoned in turkey than in any country in the world earlier we spoke to d.w. story in jones in his generals for more on the latest media interest well this is seen as one of the most serious attack of the last remaining independent and critical voices of the government this paper is one of turkey's oldest and most establi

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baby xavier came entered the world in an hotel bathtub in istanbul.. a little help from the internet.tia freeman, mother: "i literally as on youtube typing like how to deliver a baby. scroll scroll scroll, yup that video looks like they know what they're talking about." wiki-how walked her through how to cut his umbilical cord. tia freeman, mother: "it's saying gather these supplies. grab scissors, some clamps, and sterilize everything. and i was like, i have none of that, but i do have some shoelaces and a pocket knife." the next morning, tia wrapped xavier in a flannel shirt and took a cab to the airport.it took several hours to convince the u-s consulate her story was true.tia freeman, mother: "they were like, this has never happened, like ever."but all of the drama didn't really phase xavier.nats "you yawning? you yawning?"he's just happy to be home. (catherine) the 22-year- old says she didn't go to a hospital while in istanbul because she wasn'tsure how to find one.. the morning after giving birth - she called the u-s consulate from the airport..

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a fire has devastated parts of a hospital in the turkish city of istanbul the blaze started on the roof and spread down the exterior cladding of the building patients had to be evacuated onto the street there are no reports of fatalities prosecutors have launched an investigation into the calls of the fire. well police in the u.k. have today released a public statement from yulia script all she and her father former russian spy sergei screwball have been in the hospital one month now they were both attacked insults barry with a nerve agent that scientists have confirmed is the soviet era poison known as nova joke or earlier today russian state television played an alleged recording of yulia speaking on the phone with her cousin we cannot confirm the authenticity of that recording we did want to show you a picture of it but it speaks to what has become a war of narratives between britain and russia the u.k. maintains that moscow was involved in the poisoning a claim of the kremlin denies and in a sign of solidarity with britain many western countries have expelled dozens of russian diplo

consecutive days of unrest this protest is refusing to accept the former president is that new program in istanbul . also on the program a decisive move to protect induced children in central covered government approves a plan to introduce the death penalty for child rapists this after a string of crucial attacks that have caused outrage throughout the nation. and a female future for germany's social democrats the s.p.d. is electing a new leader today it's likely to be rising star and trillion dollars she'll be the first woman to take charge of germany's oldest party but can she stop years of decline. and. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us armenia is facing a deepening political crisis today after its new prime minister said a shot at sea on walked out of talks with the opposition earlier today the country has seen ten consecutive days of protests and socks young became prime minister after serving ten years as president under a revised constitution the prime minister now has most of the power in. i mean here the executive power that is while the presidency

in time another news a turkish cup semi final in istanbul was abandoned on thursday after coach channelgoing ish was struck on the head by an object thrown from the crowd he later received five stitches in the hospital tensions had been running high in the match between fierce rivals touch and fenerbahce trouble started when machine players they were sent off for a reckless tackle and found started throwing objects on to the pitch and apparently the coach that was when he was struck his his side's players and officials apparently left the pitch. well the disgraced former cycling champion lance armstrong has agreed to pay five billion dollars to settle a u.s. federal lawsuit armstrong was accused of defrauding his sponsor the u.s. postal service by using performance enhancing drugs the u.s. government and armstrong's ex teammate floyd landis have sought one hundred million dollars in damages armstrong now forty six was stripped of seven tour de france titles and banned for life for doping. quick reminder now the top stories that we have been following for you the bank we just heard aroun

we'll bring you more on that story as the details come in to us now a turkish cup semifinal clash in istanbulwas abandoned on thursday after best coach. was struck in the head by an object thrown from the crowd she later received five stitches in the hospital tensions have been running high in the match between fierce live rivals but she touched and fenerbahce trouble started when a better player was sent off for a reckless tackle fans started throwing objects on to the pitch and was struck the sides players and officials left the pitch. the disgraced former cycling champion lance armstrong has agreed to pay five million dollars to settle a u.s. federal lawsuit armstrong was accused of defrauding his sponsor of the u.s. postal service by using performance enhancing drugs the u.s. government and armstrong's ex team a florida floyd landis had sought one hundred million dollars in damages armstrong now forty six was stripped of seven tour de france titles and banned for life for doping. a minor now of our top story that we're following at this hour major transport chaos is expected today in berl