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Five things to know about local elections in Turkey

Turks will vote Sunday in local elections as President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan sets his sights on winning back Ä°stanbul, the country's economic powerhouse, after...

ErdoÄŸan’s obsession is to recapture Ä°stanbul in local Turkish elections

Retaking Ä°stanbul, the "jewel" of Turkey, in Sunday's local elections, has become President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan's obsession since he lost the country's economic capital...

Journalist sentenced to 11 months in prison for insulting ErdoÄŸan

A Turkish court has sentenced journalist Uğur Koç to 11 months in prison on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Stockholm Center...

Candidates’ disregard of X advertising ban may lead to rights violations ahead of local elections

The Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD) EngelliWeb initiative, which focuses on growing internet censorship in Turkey, has reported that candidates’ defiance of a ban...

8 detained for hate speech targeting African students at northern Turkey university

Turkish police have detained eight suspects for allegedly using hate speech in social media posts against African students at a university in northwestern Turkey...

US House Armed Services Committee members to visit Ankara on Friday: ministry

Turkey’s Defense Ministry has announced that four members of the US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee will pay a visit to Ankara on...

Syrians face dire conditions in Turkish-occupied ‘safe zone’: HRW

Turkish authorities are deporting or otherwise pressuring thousands of Syrians to leave the country to Tel Abyad, a remote Turkish-occupied district of northern Syria...

US in talks with Turkey for explosives as war in Ukraine saps supply: report

The US is negotiating to increase purchases of explosives from Turkey to boost the production of artillery shells amid allies' efforts to provide Ukraine...

Turkey to launch retrial of teacher following landmark ECtHR judgment

A Turkish court is scheduled to begin the retrial of Yüksel Yalçınkaya, a teacher whose conviction of Gülen movement affiliation was found by the...

Defendants in Hrant Dink assassination retrial reveal tampering with intel

Veysel Åžahin, a defendant in the retrial concerning the 2007 assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, said in court that a piece of intelligence...

ErdoÄŸan backs Finance Minister ÅžimÅŸek, dispels rumors of economic team overhaul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has reiterated his full confidence in Finance Minister Mehmet ÅžimÅŸek, dispelling widespread speculation of an imminent reshuffle of the...

Court orders internet celebrity to pay damages to Kılıçdaroğlu for insult

Turkish YouTuber, Twitch streamer and podcaster Ahmet Sonuç, known online as Jahrein, has been ordered by a Turkish court to pay damages for insulting...

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