Turkey’s media watchdog imposes sanctions on Halk TV due to journalist’s remarks
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed penalties on the pro-opposition Halk TV station due to the remarks of...
Former convict says sick inmates left to die in Van F-type prison
Çetin Çiftçi, a 55-year-old former inmate who was released on January 19, said in an interview that inmates in southeastern Turkey's Van F-type prison...
Death toll rises to 24 and 124 injured in train derailment in northwestern Turkey
At least 24 people were killed and 124 others injured after a passenger train derailed in Turkey’s northwestern Tekirdag province on Sunday, the state-run...
Journalist gets suspended sentence for conveying condolences for late cleric Gülen
Journalist Kazım Güleçyüz on Monday was handed down a suspended 15-month sentence on conviction of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” for conveying condolences for the late...
Afghanistan’s intelligence agency releases four abducted teachers of Turkish schools, report
Afghanistan's intelligence agency has released Turkish teachers Önder Akkuşci, Yunus Demirci, Yılmaz Aytan and an Afghan based teacher Masso0d Wardak who are working for...
79-year-old comedian appears in court on Erdoğan insult charges: report
Famous Turkish comedian Metin Akpınar, 79, appeared in an İstanbul court on Wednesday on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish Minute...
Turkish man threatens family at knifepoint, claims impunity granted by the courts will protect...
In a harrowing case of domestic violence, a Turkish man who threatened his wife and children with death told them he would “get away...
US senator tells American businesses to avoid investing in Turkey
US Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma told American businessman he would not recommend going to Turkey for business due to its poor treatment of US citizens, during...
Turkey to probe 37 pro-Kurdish municipalities for alleged terror ties
Turkey is preparing to investigate 37 municipalities controlled by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) over alleged connections to terrorism, Middle...
Campaign launched in Turkey against lack of opposition election coverage on TRT
As the state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) attracts growing criticism for failing to give sufficient election coverage to opposition parties, an online campaign...
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