Trustees appointed to municipalities upon Erdoğan’s instructions, interior minister says
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said trustees in municipalities in Kurdish-majority southeastern Turkey were appointed by his ministry upon instructions from President Recep Tayyip...
31 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Thirty-one people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...
Kılıçdaroğlu warns of provocations on election night, tells supporters to stay home
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Turkey’s main opposition leader and a presidential candidate, has called on his supporters not to go out to celebrate his possible victory...
Anti-LGBT rhetoric becomes pillar of Erdogan’s election campaign
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s May 14 election campaign is based solely on claims that the opposition is collaborating with terrorists and will grant...
Election observer says Turkey blocked him over Kurdish support
A Danish lawmaker due to be an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) election observer in Turkey’s upcoming elections said on Thursday...
Conditions in Syria still dire 3 months after earthquakes: report
Living conditions remain dire in northwest Syria three months after massive earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, United Nations aid officials told The Associated Press (AP) on...
Another parliamentary candidate from Green Left Party arrested on terrorism charges
A parliamentary candidate from the opposition Green Left Party (YSP) was among seven people who were arrested Wednesday on terrorism-related charges ahead of critical...
UN special rapporteur calls on Turkey to drop charges against Saturday Mothers
Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, has called on Turkey to drop charges against 14 members of the Saturday Mothers,...
Kurdish street musician stabbed to death in İstanbul for refusing to sing nationalist song
A Kurdish street musician was stabbed to death in İstanbul after he refused to sing the nationalist song “Ölürüm Türkiyem” (I Die for Turkey),”...
Dozens of migrants rescued at Turkey border: Greek police
Greek police on Wednesday said 39 migrants, including several minors, had been rescued from an islet in Evros river bordering Turkey, Agence France-Presse reported.
The...
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