Turkey pushes for corruption probe into Ankara mayor amid expanding crackdown on opposition
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has sought authorization from the interior ministry to investigate Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş, a leading opposition figure and...
‘At least let us know if he’s still alive,’ mother of former civil servant...
The parents of Yusuf Bilge Tunç, a former civil servant who went missing under suspicious circumstances, have said in an interview that they are...
Top Turkish court overturns ban on recording police officers on duty
Turkey’s Council of State has unanimously voted to overturn a regulation issued by the Turkish National Police (EGM) prohibiting people from filming or recording...
16 more military officers, cadets arrested on charges of alleged terrorism
Sixteen military officers and previously expelled military academy cadets who were detained along with 26 others last week as part of an ongoing operation...
Turkey’s broadcast regulator to act against YouTube street interviews “driving pessimism”
Ebubekir Şahin, chairman of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), said on Saturday that Turkey’s broadcast regulator will move against YouTube “street interview”...
‘I miss ordinary days the most,’ jailed film producer says
Çiğdem Mater, a film producer and journalist serving an 18-year sentence in connection with the 2013 Gezi Park protests, said in an interview that...
Academics for Peace signatories struggling to find steady jobs: report
A report published by the Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TİHV) on Friday revealed that signatories of the Academics for Peace (BAK) declaration of Jan....
Erdoğan’s government to seize Turkey’s largest listed bank
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated his determination that Turkey's largest listed bank, Türkiye İş Bankası (İşbank), would be handed over to the Treasury,...
Turkish court rejects request for acquittal in journalists’ trial over İmamoğlu protest coverage
A Turkish court on Friday rejected a request for immediate acquittal in the trial of eight journalists prosecuted for covering protests that erupted after...
Turkey ranks 56th among 63 countries in climate index
Turkey was ranked 56th among 63 countries in the 2024 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI).
According to the index, Turkey dropped nine ranks since last year...
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