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Turkey names former Jerusalem consul general as new ambassador to Israel

Turkey appointed Şakir Özkan Torunlar as its new ambassador to Israel late on Wednesday following a mutual decision taken last month to restore full...

RTÜK fines 3 TV stations for airing debates on crime boss’s corruption claims

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has imposed a fine on three TV stations for airing debate programs during which the inner workings of an alleged corruption...

Journalist gets 13 years in prison on terrorism charges

A journalist from a now-closed Kurdish newspaper has been handed down a prison sentence of 13 years, three months on various terrorism charges and...

Opposition condemns election of pro-gov’t figure as member of Turkey’s top court

The election of a figure close to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) as a member of Turkey’s Constitutional Court, in yet another...

Libya PM defends undersea gas deal with Turkey

Libya's Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has defended a deal signed earlier this week with Turkey over oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean,...

Court orders arrest of state rail company official 4 years after train accident

A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for a senior official from the state rail company who is standing trial due to alleged...

Former President Gül extends support to opposition leader for headscarf freedom bill

Turkey’s 11th president, Abdullah Gül, has expressed support for a recent move by the country’s main opposition leader, who suggested the introduction of legal...

Turkish courts handed down 27 years in total to 60 journalists last month: report

Turkish courts handed down a total of 27 years in prison to 60 journalists last month, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing the...

Justice in Khashoggi murder case seems more elusive than ever on 4th anniversary

Although four years have passed since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in İstanbul, not only are the whereabouts of...

Top court finds rights violation in re-arrest of Kurdish politician despite election as deputy

Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled by a majority vote that Kurdish politician Leyla Güven’s re-arrest despite her election to parliament in the 2018 general...

Opposition leader to pay damages to Erdoğan over allegations of fraud in public tender

A Turkish court has ordered Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to pay damages in the amount of TL 50,000...

Criticism mounts as Turkish MPs begin debating controversial ‘disinformation’ bill

A government-backed bill that could intensify a years-long crackdown on critical reporting in Turkey has sparked criticism from politicians and legal experts as Turkish...

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