Turkey to sell Boydak family’s textile giant Boyteks seized after 2016 coup attempt
Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has put Boyteks Tekstil, one of the country’s largest textile manufacturers, previously owned by the Boydak family,...
Jailed journalist Baransu says, he only wrote on whatever Turkey was talking about
Former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu, who was jailed in March 2015, has said what he did was only to engage in his profession...
Turkish Interior Ministry to file complaint against opposition mayor over anti-Syrian remarks
Turkey’s Deputy Interior Minister İsmail Çataklı on Wednesday said the ministry would file a criminal complaint against an opposition mayor in southern Turkey for...
[Update] Mother of young cancer patient about to lose an eye: My child will...
Recent test results show that the condition of a 6-year-old boy with stage 4 brain cancer living in Manisa, Turkey, has worsened and that...
At least 94 child workers died in Turkey during past year: report
At least 94 children died in Turkey while working in 2025, the highest figure since 2013, according to a new report by the Health and Safety...
INTERPOL: The abuse of red notices bad news for critical journalists
Red notices have become a tool of political abuse by oppressive regimes. Since August, at least six journalists have been targeted across Europe by...
74 minors among 298 detained during Nevruz celebrations in Diyarbakır: report
Turkish police detained at least 298 people, including 74 minors, during Nevruz celebrations on Monday in southeastern Diyarbakır province, Turkish Minute reported, citing the...
Ministry seizes elderly woman’s house she donated to Gülen-linked foundation
Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry seized the house of an 87-year-old woman in the western province of Manisa because she donated it to a...
Turkey moves to sell fast-food chain seized over alleged Gülen links for at least...
Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has put the Maydonoz Döner fast-food chain up for sale with a starting price of 2.36 billion Turkish...
Georgia detains a Turkish educator at request of Turkish PM Yıldırım during his visit
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Georgia has detained Mustafa Emre Çabuk, a Turkish educator who has lived in Georgia and has served for Georgian people for last 15 years on Wednesday...
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