Turkey’s opposition, legal experts criticize draft PKK peace law over due process, constitutionality
Turkey’s proposed legal framework for implementing its renewed peace process with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) drew criticism from opposition parties and legal...
Turkish man living in exile dies in Germany after heart attack
Şuayip Özdoğan, a 47-year-old man who fled persecution in Turkey, died on Friday in Germany after suffering a heart attack, the Bold Medya news...
7 pro-gov’t foundations divided up 769 dormitories seized over Gülen links: journalist
Seven pro-government foundations in Turkey have shared among themselves 769 of 848 student dormitories seized for affiliation with the faith-based Gülen movement since a...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan helps drug runner, racketeer who works with Turkey’s intel agency
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A long-time drug runner and jihadist trafficker who is under permanent contract with Turkey’s MİT intelligence agency (National Intelligence Organization, or Milli...
Turkey arrests purged teacher over alleged Gülen links, distributes detention photos to media
Turkish authorities arrested a teacher dismissed from public service over alleged links to the Gülen movement and distributed photographs of her taken at a...
Turks give considerable support to bans on social media platforms: survey
A significant number of people in Turkey are in favor of bans on social media platforms, frequently imposed by the Turkish government, despite accusations...
Turkey placed under money laundering watch
Global money-laundering watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Turkey under increased monitoring on Thursday for shortcomings in combatting money laundering and terrorism...
Historian becomes minister’s advisor after donating books to Turkish presidential library
Renowned Turkish historian Professor İlber Ortaylı was named an advisor to the culture and tourism minister shortly after he donated his personal library to...
Turkish police detain union leaders as miners protest unpaid wages
Turkish police detained two union officials and two miners during a Tuesday protest outside the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry over unpaid wages and...
Opposition MP faces complaint for criticizing terrorism trial of high school girls
A judge has filed a criminal complaint against an opposition lawmaker for criticizing an ongoing trial in which high school girls and others are...
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