Turkish president’s spokesman slams Newsweek for article targeting Erdoğan

İbrahim Kalın, the spokesperson for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has slammed a Newsweek article harshly criticising Erdoğan, calling it “one of the worst pieces...

Jailed İstanbul mayor accuses Erdoğan of taking ‘no steps’ in PKK peace process

Jailed İstanbul mayor and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of failing to take...

Judge, who imprisoned 517 people over alleged Gülen links, faces probe with same charges

Murat Taşhan, a Çorum judge who sent 517 people from 21 different occupations to prison over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, was...

Situation of Turkey’s Alevi community getting worse under Erdoğan leadership: US religious freedom commission

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) pointed out that discrimination against the Alevi community in Turkey is rampant and pervasive and...

German energy giant to finalize exit from Turkey due to currency crisis

German energy giant EWE is close to completing its exit from Turkey, poised to sell its assets in the country, the Habertürk daily reported...

60 sought in corruption operation targeting opposition-run district municipality

Prosecutors in a central Turkish province issued detention warrants for 60 suspects, including 33 municipal employees, in a corruption investigation targeting a district municipality...

1,929 workers died in occupational accidents in 2023: İSİG

Turkey has recorded at least 1,929 deaths in work-related accidents throughout 2023, the Artı Gerçek news website reported, citing the Health and Safety Labour...

Journalist reporting on police brutality says authorities targeted her family because of her work

Hamdiye Çiftçi, a freelance journalist who was jailed for publishing a story about police brutality in Hakkari province, said her family was facing the...

Erdoğan says Turkey will boycott US electronics

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday Turkey would boycott electronics from the United States, which has imposed sanctions and raised tariffs on...

Turkish editors investigated on allegation of insulting Erdoğan

Turkish prosecutors are investigating two editors at the BirGün newspaper on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in an article that quoted a...
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