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Erdoğan’s call for constitution revamp shakes up Turkish politics

Four years after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan assumed sweeping powers, he has wrong-footed his opponents once again by calling for a new constitution,...

Erdoğan says circumstances ripe to talk about a new constitution for Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated his willingness to press ahead with a new constitution for Turkey, saying the circumstances in the country...

Hagia Sophia imam urges elimination of principle of secularism in new constitution

The chief imam of the Hagia Sophia, which was converted into a mosque from a museum last summer, has said the principle of secularism...

Turkey’s unemployment slightly down in November, standing at 12.9 percent

Turkey's unemployment rate fell by 0.4 points in November, to 12.9 percent, while the country saw a drop in the employment rate, with a...

Turkey aims to send first rocket to moon in 2023, Erdoğan says

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has unveiled Turkey’s 10-year national space program that includes sending its first rocket to the moon as early as 2023...

Turkish university cancels World Greek Language Day events due to xenophobic pushback

The faculty of languages, history and geography of Turkey’s Ankara University on Tuesday announced that it had canceled plans to mark World Greek Language...

Thousands prosecuted in Turkey under controversial article to muzzle dissent

Prosecutors are taking action against thousands of people in Turkey under an article in the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) that concerns inciting hatred and...

Turkish student protests feed anti-Erdoğan anger

Fenced in by riot police, Zeynep Kurbanzade stands with her university classmates in daily protest against the rector picked by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

Damascus slams Turkey’s decision to open more public services in northern Syria

The Syrian government has criticized Turkey's decision to open schools and a medical faculty in northern Syria, accusing Ankara of violating international law, Syrian...

Remaining defendants in mining disaster trial released from prison prior to retrial

Turkey’s top appeals court has ruled for the release from prison prior to retrial of the three remaining defendants in a negligent death trial,...

3 youths briefly detained for hanging wanted poster for former minister

Police briefly detained three members of the main opposition party's youth branch caught hanging wanted posters for Turkey’s former finance minister, Berat Albayrak, the...

Turkey’s alleged ISIL leader sentenced to 12 years behind bars

Halis Bayancuk, who is accused of being the Turkey leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has been sentenced by...

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