EU Commission hopes Turkey will remain ‘committed partner’ on key issues
The European Commission said on Monday it hoped Turkey would “remain a committed partner” after an election that gave President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping...
Turkish inspectors question children over religion classes and alleged insults of president
Government inspectors in western Turkey removed children as young as 9 from classrooms and questioned them about religion lessons and possible insults of President...
26 inmates died in Turkish prisons in first 6 months of year: opposition MP
Twenty-six inmates died in Turkish prisons in the first six months of 2023, the ANKA news agency reported, citing Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from...
Erdoğan ally renews call to shut down Turkey’s top court
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, renewed his call to shut down Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM)...
Turkish gov’t detains 10 military personnel over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Saturday detained 12 people, including 10 military members on active duty, in a Kahramanmaraş-based investigation as part of its massive...
New indictment seeks additional prison term for jailed Istanbul mayor over alleged misuse of...
Prosecutors in Turkey have filed a new indictment against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, seeking up to two years in prison on charges that he...
40 detained across Turkey for helping families of people jailed over alleged Gülen links
Forty people have been detained in an Ankara-based operation that was conducted in six provinces for helping the families of people jailed over alleged...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of author and journalist Ahmet Altan
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had violated the right to liberty and security as well as the...
409 Turkish citizens have sought asylum in Norway in past 18 months
Norway said on Thursday the number of asylum seekers from Turkey has increased noticeably in recent weeks, with 245 Turkish nationals claiming asylum thus...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violation in conviction over Gülen links
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the conviction of a woman accused of membership in the Gülen movement violated the principle of legality in...
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