Court orders main opposition leader to pay Erdoğan 300,000 lira in damages
A Turkish court has ordered main opposition leader Özgür Özel to pay President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 300,000 Turkish lira ($6,580) in damages over remarks...
Turkish nationals rank third among asylum seekers in France
Turks were the third largest group seeking asylum in France in 2023, the TR724 news website reported, citing statistics released by the French Office...
Turkish Parliament approves bill extending state of emergency powers for another year
A new bill extending state of emergency regulations for another year has been approved by the Turkish Parliament despite objections from opposition parties and...
Turkish journalist Şirin Kabakçı remains behind bars 16 months after incarceration
An İstanbul high criminal court has ruled to continue the imprisonment of Şirin Kabakçı, who used to be Konya bureau chief for the Zaman...
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’s RTÜK rains down sanctions on TV stations
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, has imposed administrative fines and temporary broadcast halts on a number of...
Municipality demolishes headquarters of TV station shut down over Gülen links
Municipal teams in İstanbul on Tuesday demolished the former headquarters of Samanyolu TV, one of the country’s major networks before President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s...
Turkish gov’t detains 221 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 221 people last week (Aug.13-Aug.20) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Rights report says shortcomings in investigations fuel impunity in Turkey
Shortcomings in investigations into suspicious deaths in Turkey have contributed to impunity and weakened accountability for violations of the right to life, according to...
Pro-gov’t daily: Turkey, Russia could conduct joint operation to abduct Fethullah Gülen
Turkey and Russia could carry out a joint operation to abduct US-based Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen to Turkey due to Gülen’s alleged role in...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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