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Turkey’s media watchdog approves broadcast of anti-LGBT public ad

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has approved the broadcast of an anti-LGBT public advertisement by an İstanbul-based association working...

Erdoğan pledges support for higher interest rates

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday confirmed a major policy reversal by backing his new economic team's decision to drastically hike interest rates...

EU tells Turkey to address democracy before membership

The European Union's enlargement commissioner told Turkey on Wednesday to address issues around democracy and the rule of law if it wants to boost...

Rights organization condemns Turkey’s Sept. 6-7 pogrom on its 68th anniversary

Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) has issued a statement condemning a pogrom that took place September 6-7, 1955, one of the largest attacks against...

Erdoğan commutes sentence of participant in 1993 Sivas massacre for reasons of health

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used his constitutional power to commute the sentence of a man who was serving an aggravated life sentence...

Nationalist opposition leader rules out alliance with former ally for local elections

The leader of Turkey’s nationalist İYİ (Good) Party has said her party will nominate its own candidates in all provinces for the local elections,...

UPDATE: 7 killed, 1 missing in flash floods in northwestern Turkey

At least seven people have been killed and one is missing in torrential rainstorms and flooding in northwestern Turkey, according to Turkish officials. Five of...

Jailed businessman Kavala on shortlist for Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

Prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been jailed in Turkey on politically motivated charges since 2017, has been nominated for the Václav...

World Bank in talks to double Turkey exposure to $35 billion: report

The World Bank is in advanced talks to potentially double its exposure to Turkey to $35 billion to help stabilize the Middle East’s largest...

Radical Islamist party calls for nationwide ban on public alcohol consumption in Turkey

A radical Islamist party in Turkey has expressed support for a recent ban on alcohol consumption in public places in İstanbul, saying that such...

Organizers of art exhibition in İstanbul under investigation for LGBT propaganda

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the organizers of an art exhibition in İstanbul after the exhibition was targeted by religious and nationalist...

Households receiving gov’t assistance in Turkey up 38 pct since 2017: report

Research shows that the number of people experiencing financial difficulties in Turkey has increased dramatically in the past five years, with the number of...

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