US requires detailed security screening of cargo from Turkey

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has said it issued a new security directive requiring enhanced screening of cargo from Turkey. According to a Reuters...

Turkey’s broadcast regulator fines 2 TV stations, orders Disney+ and Spotify to remove content

Turkey’s broadcast regulator has fined two national television stations and ordered global streaming platforms Disney+ and Spotify to remove content from their catalogs, citing...

PKK spokesman says Syria clashes are setback for peace with Turkey

A spokesman for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said Tuesday that recent clashes between Syria’s military and Kurdish forces are a setback for...

Stage actor Aydın briefly detained by Turkish police over social media messages

Outspoken stage actor Orhan Aydın was briefly detained in İstanbul on Tuesday over social media messages critical of the Turkish government and the president. “I was...

Jailed Turkish academic Laçiner: I got used to lynching, at least accusations should make...

Renowned Turkish academic and political scientist Prof. Dr. Sedat Laçiner, who was arrested in the wake of a controversial military coup on July 15,...

Turkish-German journalist Tolu: No child should see the inside of a prison

Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu, who was imprisoned in Turkey for more than half a year, at times held with her 2-year-old son, told Deutsche Welle...

Turkey’s top court to no longer accept applications concerning lengthy trials

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has announced that it will no longer accept applications concerning claims of the violation of the right to a fair trial...

Erdoğan adviser warns Turkish jets may accidentally hit US forces in Syria

Chief adviser to Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and columnist İlnur Çevik has warned that Turkish jets may accidentally hit US soldiers in...

Turkish government’s educational reforms disrupt student’s schooling

The Justice and Development Party (AKP)'s education reforms have significantly disrupted students' schooling, leading to widespread uncertainty and interruptions in education, the Birgün daily reported.  Journalists...

Turkish gov’t to stop sending students to American universities

The Turkish government will stop sending students to the United States for postgraduate studies and limit the number it sends to European and Asian...

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