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Turkey eyes legal steps after Kurdish militant group PKK lays down arms

Following a decision by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disband, Turkey was on Wednesday eyeing a raft of legal and technical measures...

Turkey calls for lasting ceasefire in Libya ‘without delay’

Turkey on Wednesday called for a truce "without delay" in Libya after fresh clashes erupted between armed groups in the capital of Tripoli. Violent clashes...

Putin not on Kremlin list for Ukraine talks in Turkey

President Vladimir Putin will not attend talks in Turkey on Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the Kremlin, which named a lower...

Turkish police detain 97 people in university protest over preacher’s views on child marriage

Turkish police detained 97 people on Tuesday during student-led demonstrations at İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University protesting a campus event featuring a controversial Islamic preacher known...

China’s Baidu plans driverless taxi expansion to Europe, Turkey: report

Chinese internet giant Baidu is preparing to test its driverless ride-hailing service Apollo Go for the first time in Europe and Turkey, marking its...

Turkey to send LNG vessel to Egypt in first overseas energy deal using FSRU

Turkey will send one of its floating LNG terminals to Egypt under a new agreement with Cairo, marking the first time a Turkish Floating...

Takeover of firms linked to İmamoğlu marks turning point in Turkey’s political seizure of assets: report

A Turkish state body’s takeover of companies tied to jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu marks a new phase in the use of trusteeships to...

Gov’t takeover of municipalities will again be an exception in post-PKK era, Erdoğan says

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the taking over of municipalities by the government and the replacement of elected mayors with government-appointed trustees will...

Jailed İstanbul mayor testifies to prosecutors in new probe over his courtroom remarks

İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, testified to prosecutors on Wednesday as part of a fresh investigation concerning remarks he made during a recent court...

Justice minister rules out Öcalan’s release from prison amid PKK disbandment announcement

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has ruled out any possibility of the release of outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan from prison...

Turkey-backed armed groups detain, extort civilians in Syria: HRW

Turkey-backed Syrian factions that once fought against the government of Bashar al-Assad  continue to detain, abuse and extort civilians in northern Syria, Human Rights...

Trump says there’s a ‘possibility’ he will go to Turkey talks if Putin does

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said there was a possibility he would head to Turkey for talks on Ukraine if his Russian counterpart,...

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