3 dead, 4 missing as migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea off western Turkey,...
Three migrants died and four others were missing after an inflatable boat began taking on water Thursday in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s western...
Envoys who backed Turkish philanthropist to be declared persona non grata: Erdoğan
The ambassadors of 10 countries including Germany and the United States who appealed for the release of Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala will be declared...
Turkish court rules for continuation of journalist Gündem’s imprisonment over Gülen links
A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday for a continuation of the imprisonment of Turkish journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was arrested in November 2017 on...
Turkish judge tells prominent journalist to stop Erdoğan criticism at coup trial
A judge hearing the trial of seven journalists including Nazlı Ilıcak and the Altan brothers, who are being tried on coup charges, has intervened...
Turkey orders detention of 102 suspects including military members over Gülen links: report
Turkish prosecutors in the last three days have ordered the detention of 102 suspects, including active duty soldiers, as part of a post-coup crackdown...
Kenyan official defends violent capture and repatriation of UN- protected Turkish refugees
Kenyan Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei told diplomats in Nairobi that Kenya’s deportation of four UN-protected Turkish refugees was driven by its unwillingness...
US lawmakers propose halting weapons sales to Turkey
A $717 billion annual US defense policy bill, whose details were released on Friday, includes a measure to temporarily halt weapons sales to Turkey.
According...
HDP deputy and spokesperson Bilgen released on judicial probation
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and the party’s spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen, who was detained at Ankara Esenboğa Airport and has been transferred to...
CHP’s İnce: CHP deputies will be jailed just like HDP deputies
A vocal critic of his own party, main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Muharrem İnce said on Wednesday that CHP deputies will be...
Turkish prosecutors demand 4 years in jail for NBA star Kanter over ‘insulting’ Erdoğan
Prosecutors in Turkey are seeking up to four years behind bars for NBA star and New York Knicks center Enes Kanter for allegedly “insulting”...
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