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Lower Turkish court unlawfully defies top court’s decision to retry former lawmaker

A lower court on Tuesday resisted implementing a ruling by Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM), which in September had ordered a retrial of Enis Berberoğlu,...

District governor bans first Kurdish rendition of Italian theatre play in Istanbul

A district governor in İstanbul on Tuesday banned the performance of a Kurdish-language rendition of an Italian play at the state-owned Istanbul City Theatre, which...

Turkish Cypriot leader expected to win against Erdoğan-backed rival in presidential run-off

Mustafa Akıncı, president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), is expected to win out over Prime Minister Ersin Tatar, who is supported...

Turkish gov’t accuses top court member of hinting at coup d‘état

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Ömer Çelik on Wednesday slammed a Constitutional Court (AYM) member for a tweet showing the court building’s...

Podcasts are the reason Ankara is targeting Spotify, pundit says

The audio streaming platform Spotify, which faces a ban in Turkey if it does not abide by a government notice to submit a license...

Journalists arrested for reports on tortured villagers subjected to ill-treatment in prison, says lawyer

Two of four journalists who were arrested on Friday after they reported on a pair of villagers allegedly tortured and thrown from a military...

105 active duty soldiers among 167 sought in post-coup purge

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 167 people, at least 105 of whom are soldiers on active duty, in two separate investigations over...

23 die from alcohol poisoning after passage of law banning sale of ethyl alcohol for home use

Twenty-three people in Turkey have died from alcohol poisoning since a new regulation entered into effect on October 1 banning the sale of ethyl...

Peace or Ankara’s rule? Turkish Cypriots to hold second round of elections

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), a breakaway state recognized only by Turkey, held a presidential election on Sunday that failed to produce...

Hatay forest fires spark claims of arson for mine construction

Following recent forest fires in Turkey’s southeastern province of Hatay, critics have voiced allegations of arson, in reference to the ruling party’s profit-seeking mentality. A...

Turkish Cypriot leader claims operatives of Turkish president threatened him and his family

Mustafa Akıncı, president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), a breakaway state recognized only by Turkey, claimed on a live broadcast on...

Majority-Kurdish town denied Internet access for a year for ‘security reasons’

Nusaybin, a predominantly Kurdish town in Turkey’s southeastern province of Mardin, has been suffering from restricted Internet access since a Turkish military operation in Syria...

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