Turkish brigadier general jailed on coup charges dies of COVID-19
A former brigadier general who was jailed on coup charges following an abortive putsch in Turkey in July 2016 has died of COVID-19, Turkish...
11 years after Turkey’s worst mining disaster, widow says families still waiting for justice
On the 11th anniversary of a 2014 mining disaster in Turkey’s Manisa province, a woman whose husband was killed in the tragedy told the T24 news...
Dutch PM backs Kavala statement, says Netherlands will continue to make such calls
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has backed 10 Western ambassadors’ recent statement urging the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala from jail, saying his country...
Kurdish journalist detained in İstanbul over alleged membership in ‘terrorist organization’
Journalist Eylem Babayiğit was detained late Tuesday night at her residence on accusations of “membership in a terrorist organization,” the Bianet news website reported...
Turkey’s main opposition leader vows to send Syrian refugees back home
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has promised to send Syrians who took refuge in Turkey fleeing the...
Court drops cases against officials in Turkey’s deadliest mining disaster due to statute of...
An appeals court in Turkey has ruled that cases against public officials over the country’s deadliest mining disaster in 2014 must be dropped due...
Turkey working to open 2 more border crossings with Syria for humanitarian operations
Turkey is working to open two more border crossings with Syria to allow more humanitarian aid to enter the country after the two neighbors...
Thousands rally in İstanbul in show of support for opposition
At least 10,000 people joined an opposition rally at İstanbul City Hall Tuesday on the 100th day since the city’s popular mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu...
Main opposition leader among 12 MPs facing removal of parliamentary immunity
Turkey’s parliament on Friday received 18 summaries of proceedings seeking to lift the immunity of 12 lawmakers, including main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
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...
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