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Turkish lira plummets at unprecedented rate

The Turkish lira on Wednesday reached a new record low, trading at 8.23 to the US dollar amid Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‘s negative...

Turkey sentences US consulate employee to 5 years in prison on terror charges

A court on Tuesday sentenced Nazmi Mete Cantürk, a Turkish security officer at the US Consulate General in İstanbul, to more than five years...

Ankara bans resignation of healthcare staff as COVID-19 figures continue to rise

Healthcare workers in Turkey’s public and private institutions will not be allowed to quit their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a circular...

Infighting among members of Turkish-backed faction in Syria kills 12

Twelve people, including five civilians, were killed in clashes among members of the Turkish-backed Sultan Murad Division on Tuesday in Ras Al-Ain, where Turkey...

Erdoğan accuses European leaders of Islamophobia after police raid on Berlin mosque

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused European leaders of hostility towards Muslims in the aftermath of a German police raid on a mosque...

Amnesty calls on Turkey to end criminalization of dissent

Human rights advocacy group Amnesty International has called on the Turkish government to adopt a new anti-terrorism law to put an end to arbitrary...

Ankara’s narrative on the killing of Russian envoy debunked, rights monitor says

The Brussels-based nongovernmental organization Solidarity with OTHERS has reviewed the indictment in a trial concerning the assassination of a Russian ambassador to Turkey, presenting...

Activists throughout Europe protest rights violations in Turkey

Activists in European capitals over the weekend protested the Turkish government's ongoing crackdown on dissident groups at gatherings coordinated by the European Justice Initiative,...

AKP-MHP working on election-related legislation while seemingly reluctant to heed calls for early election

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) are seemingly uninterested in snap elections proposed by opposition parties...

Airstrike kills 78 Turkish-backed Syrian militants, Russia denies involvement

A Russian airstrike purportedly targeting a camp nine kilometers from the Turkish border has killed 78 Turkish-backed Syrian militants in the Idlib region while...

Aliyev threatens to use Turkish F-16s against possible external aggression

Baku will use Turkish F-16 fighter jets in the event of foreign aggression against Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday. The country has...

Turkish health minister warns of dangerous rise in COVID-19 cases as Anatolian region sees second peak

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has warned of a dangerous rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey with the Anatolian heartland witnessing...

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