Weakened Turkish lira hits pharmacies, drug supplies in Turkey
Patients are finding it increasingly difficult to acquire drugs in the marketplace due to a currency crisis in Turkey, Nurten Saydan, the head of...
Turkish university stops printing textbooks amid paper crisis in country
A Turkish university has announced that it will not to be printing textbooks for the 2018-2019 academic year amid an ongoing paper crisis triggered...
Germany takes Gülen movement off watchlist, conducting counterespionage against Turkish gov’t
German police have removed the Gülen movement from its "dangerous" and "to be followed" watchlist, Turkey's neo-nationalist Sözcü newspaper reported, citing a domestic security report...
Slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s Turkish fiancée: He thought Turkey was a safe country
Jamal Khashoggi’s Turkish fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, said in an interview broadcast live on Habertürk on Thursday that the slain Saudi journalist was experiencing “great...
Turkish police detain pro-Kurdish HDP politicians including former deputy in Ankara
Turkish police detained six executives of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), including the HDP's former Şanlıurfa deputy İbrahim Binici, in Ankara on Saturday...
Turkish Defence Minister Akar: 15,153 military officers including 150 generals and admirals dismissed over...
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced on Saturday that 15,153 military officers, including 150 generals and admirals, have been dismissed from the Turkish military...
Turkish gov’t detains 53 Turkish Air Forces officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 53 Turkish Air Forces personnel across Turkey on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch-hunt targeting alleged members of the...
Turkish prosecutor claims 9-year-old girl ‘failed to react’ to abuse
A prosecutor in the Mediterranean province of Antalya has demanded the acquittal of a suspect in a sexual abuse case involving a 9-year-old girl,...
US warns of sanctions as Turkey announces timeline for delivery of S-400 missiles
A US State Department official has warned that Turkey’s intended purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems could trigger sanctions and other repercussions affecting defense...
UN panel to Turkish gov’t: Prosecution based on alleged use of ByLock violates civil...
The UN Human Rights Council's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UN/WGAD) has stated in a recently released assessment that detention, arrest and conviction in Turkey based on the alleged use...
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