Turkey to auction off popular döner chain seized over Gülen links
Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has announced the sale of Maydonoz Döner, one of the country’s largest fast-food chains, for a base...
EU lawmakers call for ‘parallel and realistic framework’ in Turkey’s accession talks
The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) has called for a “break the current deadlock” and for “a parallel and realistic framework” in...
Turkish gov’t cancels financial aid of students protesting Erdoğan-appointed rector
Turkish authorities have canceled the student loans and scholarships of at least 100 university students because they participated in protests against the appointment of...
Turkey’s media watchdog intends to monitor broadcasts on YouTube, others
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), which monitors broadcasts on national television and radio stations, is also intending to scrutinize broadcasts on YouTube...
French journalist Depardon detained in Turkey’s Batman
French photojournalist Mathias Depardon was detained on Monday after photographing the local scenery in Batman province.
Erol Önderoğlu, the Turkey representative of Reporters Sans Frontières,...
Kurdish-speaking Turkish soldier severely beaten by comrades, hospitalised
A soldier was beaten unconscious and put in a coma by two other soldiers he was serving alongside after a campaign of bullying for...
Turkish interior minister orders Erdoğan portrait hung in official buildings
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has ordered all institutions under the authority of his ministry to hang a portrait of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Journalist detained in Turkey over social media post for the 14th time
Journalist Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü was briefly detained on Sunday over a post on X, marking the 14th time he has been taken into custody,...
Former Turkish director of Pak-Turk school, his family kidnapped from Lahore
Former director of Pak-Turk School, Mesut Kaçmaz, a Turkish national, has reportedly been kidnapped along with his family in the early hours of Wednesday...
Journalist Seda Taşkın detained by Turkish police in Muş province
Seda Taşkın, a reporter for pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency, was detained by Turkish police in Muş province on Wednesday.
According to a report by pro-Kurdish...
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