Foreign Ministry voices regret over Germany’s granting asylum to Turkish officers
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has expressed its regrets over Germany’s accepting asylum requests of a number of Turkish military officers that were lodged following a...
Famous Turkish pianist Say hints political pressure behind cancelation of concert
World-famous Turkish pianist Fazıl Say has hinted that “political pressure” was behind the cancelation by production firm Atlantis Yapım of a concert scheduled for...
Civil servant purged from job succumbs to cancer after belated release from prison
Caner Durukan, 42, a Turkish healthcare worker dismissed from his job in a post-coup purge, succumbed to cancer in a hospital after his release...
Amedspor player sentenced to 19 months in jail over social media posts
Diyarbakir-based Amedspor player Deniz Naki has been given suspended prison sentence of 18 months and 22 days due to his social media posts that...
CHP deputy files complaint against AKP member who claimed new Turkish state founded
A Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy has filed a legal complaint against a member of the Central Decision and Administration Board (MKYK) of the...
Turkish government to build 36 new prisons in next four years
The Turkish government has allocated 8.7 billion lira (564 million euros) for the construction of 36 new prisons in the next four years, which...
13 lawyers referred to court for arrest in Bursa
Thirteen of 19 previously detained lawyers were referred to court on Wednesday, with a Bursa prosecutor demanding their arrest over the use of a...
Turkish court sentences teacher Duman, abducted by MİT from Malaysia, to 18 years in...
Alaettin Duman, a Turkish teacher in Malaysia who was abducted by agents of Turkey's notorious National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) from Kuala Lumpur in 2016...
Teacher, family held at Myanmar airport after Turkey canceled passports over alleged Gülen links
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A Myanmar-based Turkish teacher, who reportedly works in a school with links to faith-based Gülen movement, are being forced out of the country to...
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency secretly films businessman İpek in London
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) has secretly filmed Turkish businessman Akın İpek, one of the targets of the Turkish government led by President...
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