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Prosecutor seeks life sentences for 8 defendants in Russian envoy assassination trial

The prosecutor in a trial concerning the assassination of a Russian ambassador to Turkey has demanded life sentences for eight defendants on charges of attempting to...

Erdoğan’s job approval rating continued its decline in February: poll

The public approval rating of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan fell to 41.1 percent in February, a Turkish polling company said Thursday, indicating a steady decline since...

Turkey sends 1,000 police to Greek border to halt migrant pushback: report

Turkey is deploying 1,000 special police forces along its border with Greece on Thursday to halt the pushback of migrants towards its territory, Interior Minister Süleyman...

Turkey to file human rights case over Greece’s treatment of migrants: minister

Turkey said on Wednesday it was preparing a case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over Greece’s treatment of migrants and added the EU...

Greece to deport migrants who crossed border after March 1: report

Greece will transfer migrants who arrived in its territory illegally after March 1 to the northern city of Serres and plans to deport them to their...

Germany to allocate €32 million for deterring refugee traffickers in Turkey: report

The disbursement of 32 million euros to Turkey for aid in efforts to deter refugee traffickers was being decided on Wednesday by the German parliament’s budget...

Singapore grounds Turkish Airlines plane due to coronavirus-infected passenger

Singapore’s transport ministry grounded a Turkish Airlines aircraft overnight that had been due to depart from Changi Airport late on Wednesday after one of the passengers...

Turkey’s interior minister says Greece ‘spoiled’ by Europe

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Wednesday accused European leadership of being overly indulgent with regard to Greece, after gunfire left one migrant dead five others wounded...

Turkey remains ‘not free’ according to Freedom House annual report

Turkey remains in the “not free” category in the “Freedom in the World 2020” report published by the Washington-based Freedom House on Wednesday. Freedom House kept Turkey in...

Turkish comedian sentenced to 5 years in prison over Gülen links

An Ankara court has sentenced comedian Atalay Demirci to five years in prison for his alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement, the T24 news website reported...

Turkey orders detention of 115 suspects as part of post-coup Gülen crackdown

Turkish prosecutors in İzmir, Adana and Bolu have ordered the detention of 115 suspects as part of a large-scale crackdown targeting followers of the Gülen movement,...

[UPDATE] Journalists arrested for revealing name of Turkish intel officer killed in Libya

Two journalists from the OdaTV news website were arrested early Thursday by a court following an investigation into a news report revealing the identity...

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