Erdoğan blames France riots on ‘institutional racism’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday blamed France’s nationwide riots on “institutional racism” and the country’s colonial past, Agence France-Presse reported.
The French government...
Turkey’s opposition leader accuses justice minister of unexplained real estate wealth
Turkey’s main opposition leader on Tuesday accused the justice minister of controlling real estate worth 452 million Turkish lira ($10.2 million), saying the scale...
EU lawmakers call for ‘parallel and realistic framework’ in Turkey’s accession talks
The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) has called for a “break the current deadlock” and for “a parallel and realistic framework” in...
Turkey orders detention of 9 despite European court ruling that messaging app use alone...
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of nine people for using an encrypted messaging app despite rulings by the European Court of Human Rights...
German press organization advises journalists to avoid visits to Turkey
The German Association of Journalists (DJV) has advised journalists and media professionals to avoid private trips to Turkey due to the “incalculable risk” of...
Radio station appeals license cancellation over Armenian genocide reference to Turkey’s top court
Açık Radyo (Open Radio), whose broadcasts were silenced in October 2024 by Turkish authorities after a guest spoke on air about Armenian genocide, has...
Former judge serving sentence on terrorism charges denied parole
A former judge serving a prison sentence on conviction of “terrorist organization membership” has been denied parole despite being eligible since May 2023, the...
Turkey’s forensic council says ailing Kurdish woman fit for prison
Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has concluded that a 66-year-old Kurdish prisoner suffering from serious health problems, including two recent heart attacks, is...
Turkey’s controversial top court judge denies jailed mob boss’s bribery allegations
Yüksel Kocaman, a controversial figure and member of the Supreme Court of Appeals, has denied allegations of bribery made by a mob boss who...
Dismissed Turkish civil servant dies by suicide after imprisonment, sons’ life sentences
A 67-year-old man died by suicide in Ankara late Monday after years of fallout from a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016, including dismissal...
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