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Former teacher fired and jailed on Gülen links succumbs to cancer

Emin Köseler, a religious studies teacher who was dismissed from his job on alleged links to the Gülen movement and later jailed on the...

Another inmate dies of COVID-19 as cases continue to surge in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons

Şeref Vatansever, 47, a former computer science teacher dismissed from his job during a post-coup purge in Turkey, died of COVID-19 yesterday after contracting...

Half a million might lose jobs if Turkey stops coronavirus wage support: restaurant association

Between 300,000-500,000 people could lose their jobs if the Turkish government stops extending short labor pay — a wage support system that partially covers...

Turkey spent $65 mn to convince US Jews of ‘pro-Israel’ policies: opposition MP

Turkey paid $65 million to lobbyists in 2008 to convince the US Jewish community of Ankara's "pro-Israel policies," a lawmaker from the opposition Republican...

Turkish Embassy in Tirana spied on Erdoğan critics, describing them as ‘malignant cells’

The Turkish Embassy in Albania engaged in a campaign of intelligence gathering and profiling of critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, documents obtained by...

Erdoğan’s ban on alcohol sales: a new step in the polarization of Turkish society

Alin Ozinian Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last month announced a nationwide lockdown from April 29 to May 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

Erdoğan’s AKP continues to bleed voters, new poll suggests

The Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been ruling Turkey as a single-party government since 2002, would have had a nationwide vote of...

Erdoğan calls French separatism bill ‘guillotine’ of democracy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday denounced a planned French law designed to counter "Islamist separatism" as a "guillotine" of democracy, Agence France-Presse...

Eid prayers in Hagia Sophia after 87 years: Top imam gives sermon while holding sword

Muslims performed Eid prayers, a special congregational prayer on the morning of Eid al-Fitr, at the Hagia Sophia mosque after an 87-year hiatus on...

Hundreds of lives could have been saved if the Istanbul Convention was properly implemented: report

At least 2,336 women who were killed by family members or people close to them would still be alive if the Istanbul Convention had...

Former military officer jailed on coup charges dies of COVID-19

Erdal Kılınç, a former lieutenant colonel who was jailed on coup charges following an abortive putsch in Turkey in July 2016, died of COVID-19...

Businessman jailed over Gülen links dies of cancer after his release from prison

Businessman İsmet Torun, 53, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer during his 38-month incarceration on terrorism charges, died in Ankara on Monday after his...

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