Association that caused Booking.com ban in Turkey targets Airbnb and more
The Association of Turkish Travel Agents (TÜRSAB), which paved the way for the blocking of Booking.com in Turkey, has decided to take legal action...
US President Trump signs defence act suspending delivery of F 35s to Turkey
US President Donald Trump at a Monday ceremony in Fort Drum, New York, signed a national defense bill that suspends delivery of F35 Joint...
Turkish court sentences 102 War Colleges staff members to life in prison over coup...
The İstanbul 26th High Criminal court handed down 35 life sentences and 67 aggravated life sentences on charges of “violating the constitutional order” due...
Pro-Kurdish HDP’s former deputy Leyla Birlik flees Turkey
A former parliamentarian for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has illegally crossed the border into Greece to apply for asylum and has been...
Turkish court rules for continued imprisonment of Kurdish politician Demirtaş
The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled for a continuation of the imprisonment of Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been in...
7 local papers in Turkey’s İzmir halt Sunday editions due to currency crisis
Seven local daily newspapers in Turkey’s third biggest city of İzmir have decided to halt publications on Sundays due to an ongoing currency crisis,...
Turkey charges 5 students with terrorism for following pro-Kurdish HDP’s former leader on Twitter
Five students from Turkey's Amasya University face up to five years in prison on terrorism charges stemming from their social media activities, according to...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 98 people over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 98 people, including military officers on active duty, on Tuesday across the country as part of its...
Turkish court sentences British citizen to 7 years for fighting with Kurds against ISIL
A Turkish court has reportedly sentenced to prison a British citizen who joined Kurdish forces battling radical Islamist terror organization the Islamic State in...
Turkish journalist Yücel criticizes Erdoğan visit to Germany as he accepts media award
Deniz Yücel, a German-Turkish journalist who remained in pre-trial detention in Turkey for about one year, criticized the German president for inviting Turkish President...
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