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Turkish finance minister’s record in the spotlight after controversial resignation

Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, quit his job on Sunday, citing health reasons, after his tumultuous two...

Ousted Kurdish mayor and 4 others detained

Turkish police in dawn raids on Monday detained the former co-mayor of Cizre in southeastern Şırnak province from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP),...

Questions linger over possible reasons behind resignation of Turkey’s finance minister

Speculation is rampant in the media regarding the reasons for the unexpected resignation on Sunday of Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, who is also...

Erdoğan’s son-in-law steps down as finance minister, citing health reasons

Berat Albayrak, the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has quit his job as the country’s finance minister, citing health reasons, according to...

Appeals court upholds life sentences for 4 defendants including journalist Karaca, former MP İşbilen

A regional court of appeals in Ankara has ruled to uphold the aggravated life sentences of four defendants --- journalist Hidayet Karaca, former lawmaker...

Opposition lawmaker’s report reveals 339 cases of torture in Turkey in October

Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in October included 339 incidents of torture and maltreatment, with 200 of them taking place in prisons,...

Germany renews travel warning due to Turkey’s hidden coronavirus numbers: Der Spiegel

The German government has extended its travel warning for four Turkish coastal provinces due to Ankara’s failure to disclose its official data on asymptotic...

Erdoğan replaces head of Turkish Central Bank after lira plunge

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dismissed the head of the country’s central bank and replaced him with a former finance minister as the...

Interior Ministry lifts restrictions on some 43,000 more Turkish passports

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has announced that it has lifted restrictions on 42,893 passports that were imposed during a two-year-long state of emergency declared immediately...

Turkey pays nearly $3.5 mln of Somalia’s IMF debt: Official Gazette

The Turkish government has settled a part of Somalia’s debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by allocating nearly $3.5 million to a fund...

Turkish government circles support Trump while opposition favors Biden

The presidential election in the US is being closely followed in Turkey and among the Turkish community living in the US. While supporters of...

26 teachers detained in southeast Turkey as part of operation targeting Kurdish group

Turkish police officers on Friday detained 26 teachers, all members of the Education and Science Workers Union (Eğitim-Sen), as part of an investigation into...

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