Turkey arrests union officials for protesting jailing of İstanbul mayor
Two local leaders of a major labor union were arrested Monday in Turkey’s western city of İzmir after participating in demonstrations protesting the jailing...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says Germany obsessed with journalist Deniz Yücel
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Germany has become obsessed with journalist Deniz Yücel, jailed in Turkey since Feb. 14, underlining that he...
Turkish Jewish business leader faces assassination threats decades after father’s murder
Turkish Jewish business leader İzzet Garih has filed a criminal complaint after receiving death threats and facing an attempted break-in at his company’s headquarters,...
Turkish coast guard stops vessel, captain intterogated for insulting Erdoğan on radio
A Panamanian-flagged vessel was forced to dock by the Turkish coast guard while it was sailing through the Dardanelles on Thursday after its Turkish...
Turkey presses Netherlands on 217 extradition requests tied to Gülen movement
Turkey’s justice minister said Ankara has asked the Netherlands to extradite 217 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, renewing a long-running...
Turkish courts give life sentences to 232 people over coup making and alleged Gülen...
Turkish courts have sentenced 332 people to prison sentences, including 232 people who were sentenced to life in prison so far over their alleged...
Turkey to revoke citizenship of 130 abroad including Gülen, HDP deputies
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has released a list of 130 people who are currently abroad including Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen and two deputies from the...
US blacklists Turkish company over violating sanctions on North Korea
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday designated a company in Turkey, SIA Falcon International Group, for...
Female Kurdish journalist faces arrest following investigative report uncovering alleged criminal gangs
Turkish police on Saturday raided the home of Rabia Önver, a Kurdish journalist covering gangs in eastern Turkey, the Bianet news website reported. Önver, who...
Turkey’s Competition Board launches new investigation into Google: report
Turkey’s Competition Board said on Monday it has launched a new investigation into Alphabet Inc., Google LLC and Turkish Google’s advertising unit to determine...
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