Israel withdraws its diplomats from Turkey due to security concerns: Turkish media
Israel has temporarily called back all its diplomats from Turkey over security concerns in the wake of widespread anti-Israeli protests and sentiment in the...
Turkish citizens top EU deportation list, raising safety concerns for political returnees
Turkish citizens comprised the largest group of nationals to be returned from European Union countries to non-EU nations in 2025, according to Eurostat data,...
Turkish court blocks access to reports on handover of Yazidi child to ISIL-linked family
A court in Turkey has ruled to block access to several news reports covering allegations that the Ministry of Family and Social Services had...
Court orders main opposition leader to pay Erdoğan 300,000 lira in damages
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Turkey investigates Kurdish politician for promoting his book on social media
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Teacher arrested after climbing onto police water cannon at İzmir CHP protest
A teacher who climbed onto a police water cannon vehicle during a police intervention at a protest organized by the ousted leader of Turkey’s main opposition...
Turkey convicts 2 Kurdish journalists of insult, libel
Courts in eastern Turkey have convicted and handed down sentences to Kurdish journalists Hacı Boğatekin and Özgür Boğatekin, their lawyer announced on social media.
Hacı...
Dismissed public worker convicted over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer at 49
Enver Aydın, a former road maintenance worker who was dismissed from public service and convicted on terrorism-related charges over alleged links to the faith-based...
Journalist who photographed murder of Kurdish student released from pretrial detention
A Kurdish journalist who has been the subject of frequent judicial harassment since he photographed the killing of a Kurdish university student by a...
Allies of ousted CHP leader quit Party Council in bid to force extraordinary congress
The resignations mark a new effort by Özel’s supporters to reclaim control of Turkey’s largest opposition party through an internal vote, after a controversial...
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