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Justice minister draws criticism, ridicule after praising Turkey’s human rights track record

Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül has been the subject of criticism and ridicule on social media since he praised Turkey’s human rights track record...

Security forces fire shots as locals protest opening of marble quarry in eastern Turkey

Turkish gendarmes and village guards fired shots as villagers protested the opening of a marble quarry in the Gürpınar district of eastern Van province,...

Erdoğan sues opposition politician who referred to him as ‘occupier’ of presidency

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against a main opposition party politician who once referred to Erdoğan as "occupying" the presidency,...

AKP official evades question about $10,000 monthly payment by mafia boss

A senior official from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has refused to answer a question about claims that he was receiving monthly...

Former intelligence agent denies role in murder of Cypriot journalist

A former Turkish military officer and National Intelligence Organization (MİT) agent has denied claims that he was involved in the assassination of a Turkish...

84 retired admirals summoned to testify over Bosporus treaty warning

Eighty-four of 104 retired admirals into whom an investigation was launched after they openly criticized a canal project supported by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

Turkey issues arrest warrant for mob boss amid his shocking revelations

A Turkish court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a crime boss who has been shaking the country with bombshell revelations he has...

AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate mob boss’s bombshell claims against gov’t officials

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have rejected a parliamentary motion to investigate allegations of...

Crime boss’s wild claims shake Turkish government

Millions of Turks have been glued to their screens, watching a crime boss tell wild stories about international drug smuggling, murders and the murky...

Images of 83-year-old inmate taken to hospital in handcuffs spark outrage

Images on social media of an ailing 83-year-old man incarcerated in Diyarbakır Prison being taken to a hospital in handcuffs has caused outrage among...

Erdoğan says Biden meeting could start new era

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday he hoped his first meeting with US President Joe Biden next month will be the "harbinger of a...

Erdoğan praises attack on opposition leader, threatens more of the same

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the people of his hometown of Rize taught an opposition leader who paid a visit there last...

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