Turkey’s Erdoğan says NATO enemy chart made by ‘vile’ people
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said a NATO enemy chart incident was caused by vile people, adding that the issue cannot...
Turkey’s Erdoğan sues main opposition leader for TL 150,000 in non-pecuniary damages
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday filed a lawsuit against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for TL 150,000...
Turkey says users will need national ID numbers to access social media within 3...
Turks will need national ID numbers to access social media within three months, Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said on Friday, in a move that...
Turkey bans journalism awards ceremony due to state of emergency
The Beyoğlu district governor’s office in İstanbul banned a journalism awards ceremony named after Kurdish dissident writer and activist Musa Anter and planned to...
Lawyers seek release of opposition mayor amid health concerns, political crackdown
Lawyers for Mehmet Murat Çalık, the mayor of İstanbul‘s Beylikdüzü district, have filed a petition with the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office requesting his...
Ministry says more than 5,000 TSK members under investigation over Gülen links
The Turkish Defense Ministry has announced that there are ongoing investigations into 5,034 members and staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) over their...
PACE monitors express serious concern about the future of democracy in Turkey
Mounting political pressure and judicial harassment aimed at weakening Turkey’s main opposition threaten the country’s democratic future, the co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey...
German Interior Ministry denies receiving extradition list from Turkey’s Erdoğan
Germany’s Interior Ministry has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did not present a list of 136 people to German Chancellor Angela Merkel whose...
Mob attacks workers at Istanbul warehouse thinking they were refugees
A mob on Sunday entered a warehouse in Istanbul's Ataşehir district thinking there were refugees inside and stabbed a young man who they thought...
Main opposition official detained in expanding probe into İstanbul Municipality’s voter data
Turkish police have detained the information technology coordinator of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) as part of an expanding investigation into the...
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