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Turkey’s COVID-19 cases increase slightly more than expected

The number of coronavirus cases in Turkey increased by 1,708 on Friday, slightly more than in previous days, as the death toll reached 4,055, according to...

Turkey suspends judge over support for late Grup Yorum member

Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has suspended Judge Ayşe Sarısu Pehlivan over her social media posts in support of leftist Grup Yorum member İbrahim...

Turkish police detain 38 suspects in deadly Van attack

Turkish authorities have detained 38 people including the local head of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in relation to an attack that killed two people...

Turkey’s mosques to open June 12: report

The head of Turkey’s top religious body, the Diyanet, announced on Friday that mosques would be open for communal prayers starting from June 12 after a...

[UPDATE] Turkey removes 5 more Kurdish mayors, totaling 45 since local elections

Turkey’s interior ministry on Friday removed five mayors from the Kurdish opposition party, Turkish media reported, bringing the total number of suspended Kurdish mayors...

Gov’t accuses PKK of killing 2 aid workers in Turkey’s east: report

Turkey on Thursday accused outlawed Kurdish militants of killing two civilians who were members of a solidarity group aiding people affected by the novel...

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 4,000: minister

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has reached 4,007, after 55 more people died in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday. Turkey has conducted...

Turkey’s COVID-19 cases rise to 143,114, death toll hits 3,952

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey rose to 143,114, while the death toll increased to 3,952 on Wednesday, the Xinhua news agency...

Turkey’s interior ministry authorizes 27 administrative investigations into İmamoğlu

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has authorized 27 administrative investigations into İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu covering the time he served as mayor of İstanbul’s Beylikdüzü district, between 2014...

Turkey launches probe into judge for tweet supporting late Grup Yorum member

Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has launched an administrative investigation into a judge who implied criticism of the prosecution of a leftist band member...

Investigation launched into pro-Erdoğan figure threatening dissidents with violence

An investigation has been launched into a pro-government journalist who admitted to keeping a list of dissidents whom he claims he would kill in...

Turkey now has 141,475 coronavirus cases, death toll at 3,894

The number of coronavirus cases in Turkey increased by 1,704 to 141,475 on Tuesday, according to a chart posted on Twitter by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca,...

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