US/OFAC sanctions Turkish company and its owner for providing support to ISIL
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a Turkish company and its owner as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists"...
Mogherini says EU will continue talks with Turkey
Federica Mogherini, foreign policy chief of European Union (EU) said on Monday that Turkey’s EU accession talks will continue by underlining Ankara’s role as a...
Turkish gov’t detains 9 active duty military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Tuesday detained nine military officers on active duty in 11 provinces across Turkey in a Zonguldak-based investigation as part of...
Top court again says jailed lawmaker’s rights violated
Turkey’s top court on Thursday ruled for the second time that the rights of jailed lawmaker Can Atalay, who was elected to parliament in...
Turkish gov’t launches probe into ODTÜ students for unfurling rainbow flag at graduation
An investigation has been launched into more than 20 students at the Ankara-based Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) for unfurling a rainbow flag at...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 56 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for at least 56 people, mostly military officers on active duty, on Tuesday as part of its massive...
COMMENTARY — Turkey raising a new army against NATO
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Against the backdrop of a dangerously expansionist and aggressive mood in Turkey with nationalist euphoria and religious zealotry reaching a new peak,...
ECtHR faults Turkey for violating right to fair trial over denial of civil service...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the fair trial rights of seven individuals who were denied civil service...
16 doctors, nurses, academics detained for using ByLock application
A total of twelve health workers, including doctors, nurses and midwives, and four academics were detained in provinces across Turkey as part of investigations...
Main Opposition CHP’s Party Council Member Kadıgil released by court
Sera Kadıgil, a member of the Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Party Council has been released by 6t Penal Court of Peace in İstanbul, but...
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