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Syrians burn Turkish textbooks over Prophet illustrations

A textbook produced by Turkey's education ministry and distributed Thursday in northern Syria has drawn local ire over depictions of the Prophet Mohammed, prompting...

Trial of jailed businessman Kavala resumes after diplomatic bust-up

The trial of jailed civil society leader Osman Kavala resumed on Friday with the first hearing since President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened to expel...

Turkish police fire tear gas on women protesting domestic violence

Turkish police on Thursday fired tear gas at hundreds of women protesting in İstanbul against male violence, Agence France-Presse reported. The protesters held banners saying...

[OPINION] Turkey’s dollar-rich ruling elites profit as lira plummets

Türkmen Terzi The Turkish lira plummeted to a record low on Tuesday, losing 15 percent of its value and exceeding 13 to the US dollar,...

Erdoğan, AKP gov’t criticized for shift in policies towards UAE

Opposition politicians, dissident journalists and social media users have criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) government for...

Veteran actor appears in court on Erdoğan insult charges

Prominent Turkish actor Genco Erkal, 83, appeared before an İstanbul court on Thursday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which carries a...

793 women subjected to rape, sexual harassment in custody in Turkey since 1997: report

According to a report by the Legal Aid Bureau against Sexual Harassment and Rape in Custody, which provides free legal support for women subjected...

Emirati general accused of torture elected new Interpol president at İstanbul meeting

An Emirati general accused of torture was elected president of Interpol at the organization’s meeting in İstanbul on Thursday, despite the concerns of human...

Turkish police detain 87 people protesting soaring cost of living

Police officers have intervened in demonstrations protesting the rapidly rising cost of living in Turkey caused by a steep fall in the value of...

Turkey investigating 271 social media users over comments on lira crisis

Turkey’s Security Directorate General has announced that investigations have been launched into the users of 271 social media accounts due to their posts about...

Neo-nationalist party suggests banning US dollar in Turkey to solve lira crisis

The neo-nationalist Homeland Party (VP) has suggested banning use of the dollar in Turkey to solve the country’s currency crisis, quickly becoming a controversial...

Turkish lira’s historic crash sparks protests, calls for AKP to resign

Scores of people in Turkey took to the streets, calling on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government to resign, after...

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