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European rights court rejects Turkey’s request to rehear case of jailed judge

A panel of five judges at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday rejected Turkey’s request to refer to the court’s Grand Chamber the...

Islamist opposition party’s former chair faces 9-year sentence over Gülen links

A Turkish prosecutor has indicted Mustafa Kamalak, the former chairman of the Islamist opposition Felicity Party (SP), on allegations of supporting the faith-based Gülen movement, demanding...

Turkish court acquits British academic who signed peace petition

An Ä°stanbul high criminal court on Thursday ruled to acquit British academic Chris Stephenson, who was tried for allegedly spreading terrorist propaganda due to his signature on...

Only 2 schools in Turkey included in World University Rankings 2020

Only two universities in Turkey were among the world’s 500 best universities, according to the World University Rankings 2020 announced on Wednesday by the Times Higher...

Germany urges Greece to step up migrant deportations to Turkey: report

Germany's Interior Ministry on Thursday called on Greece to step up deportations to Turkey as well as to exert stronger efforts to stem the flow of...

Turkish Central Bank cuts rates by 325 points to 16.5 percent: report

Turkey’s central bank cut its policy rate by 325 points to 16.5 percent on Thursday, roughly as expected, its second marked policy easing in two months...

Journalist following suspicious death of child flees Turkey, says he’s under investigation

Metin Cihan, a freelance Turkish journalist who has been closely following the case of the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan, announced on...

88 Russian tourists died in Turkey over summer season

A total of 88 tourists from Russia died in Turkey over the past summer season, the Crime Russia news website reported on Wednesday, citing RIA Novosti. Alexei Erkhov,...

Turkey has not given up on F-35 fighter jets: presidential spokesperson

Turkey has not given up on the F-35s, and it will not be easy to remove Ankara from the fighter jet's joint production program, Presidential Spokesperson...

Turkey’s top censor tells broadcasters to report positive developments

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) on Wednesday said broadcasters should include positive developments in their reports instead of focusing on the negative, the Deutsche Welle...

Barcelona player Arda Turan gets suspended sentence for nightclub fight

Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan, currently on loan with Turkish club BaÅŸakÅŸehir, was given a suspended two year, eight month sentence for firing a gun to cause...

Journalist parts ways with pro-gov’t daily after facing censorship over critical article

Özlem Albayrak, a columnist who had worked for the pro-government Yeni Şafak daily for years, announced that she parted ways with the daily after it refused...

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