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Turkish interior minister resigns amid mounting criticism over last-minute curfew

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced his resignation in the wake of growing criticism over his ministry’s declaration on Friday of a 48-hour curfew due...

Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll hits 1,198, number of cases reaches 56,956

Turkey’s confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 4,789 to reach 56,956 in the last 24 hours, and 97 more people have died, bringing the death toll...

Remains of PKK militant mailed to family in a box

The remains of an outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant who was killed in a clash with Turkish security forces in eastern Turkey in 2017 were...

Turkish comedian sent to jail for insulting Atatürk, Rumi

Turkish comedian Emre Günsal has been arrested on charges of insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, and the famous mystic Rumi in his...

95 more die of COVID-19 in Turkey, bringing death toll to 1,101

Turkey’s confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 5,138 to reach 52,167 in the last 24 hours, and 95 more people have died, bringing the death toll...

Coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000 in Turkey, 4,747 new cases announced

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Turkey increased by 4,747 and 98 people died in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll from the disease...

Last-minute announcement of 48-hour curfew pushes Turks to panic buying

A last minute announcement of a 48-hour curfew in Turkey’s 31 largest cities caused panic buying, according to Turkish social media. Several video clips from the streets...

Turkey’s health ministry not reporting COVID-19 deaths by WHO standards, doctors association says

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) on Wednesday said Turkey’s health ministry was not reporting COVID-19 deaths in line with World Health Organization (WHO) standards, citing a discrepancy...

Turkish prosecutors level new terrorism-related charges against jailed Diyarbakır mayor

Ankara prosecutors have drafted an indictment for Selçuk Mızraklı, the former mayor of the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakır, for allegedly disseminating terrorist propaganda, the Bianet news...

Rights groups report doctors in İzmir prison tested positive for COVID-19

The Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TİHV) and the country’s Human Rights Association (İHD) have raised an alarm as two doctors in Şakran Prison in the western port...

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll reaches 908, total number of cases 42,282: minister

Turkey’s confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 4,056 to reach 42,282 in the last 24 hours, and 96 people have died, bringing the death toll to...

Turkey’s Roma say they are among hardest hit by coronavirus outbreak: report

Turkey’s long-marginalized Roma population marked April 8, International Romani Day, with emergency appeals for help as they grapple with the fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic,...

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