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First Turkish case of COVID-19 revealed by health minister: report

Turkey confirmed on Tuesday its first novel coronavirus case and said the affected person was a Turkish man who had been put into isolation in a...

Court arrests 19 university students over Gülen links amid torture claims: report

A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of 19 university students on charges of membership in the Gülen movement, which is accused of orchestrating a...

Turkish health minister says coronavirus presence in Turkey very likely

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Tuesday said there is a high probability that coronavirus cases are present within the country, the T24 news website reported. Koca gave a...

Former Turkish police chief jailed after 2013 graft probe attacked by guards in prison: report

Former Turkish police chief Ömer Köse, who has been imprisoned since 2014 due to his role in the December 2013 graft probes that implicated high-level government officials,...

Prosecutor demands 15 years for US consulate staffer over Gülen links: report

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday called for espionage charges to be dropped against a US consulate employee but still sought up to 15 years in prison over...

Turkey issues another arrest warrant for jailed businessman Kavala: report

A Turkish court issued a new arrest warrant on Monday for Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was re-arrested last month after his acquittal in a...

Veteran Turkish journalist admits to requesting Erdoğan’s approval before filing news report

Habertürk daily journalist Serdar Turgut in a column on Monday admitted to having sought approval from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s office before publishing an intelligence-related report in...

Turkey still coronavirus-free, health minister says: report

No coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Turkey so far, the health minister said on Monday, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. Addressing reporters in Ankara...

Turks in Europe hold marches on Women’s Day, demanding freedom for jailed sisters in Turkey

Turkish civil society groups across Europe organized events and protests in 35 cities on Sunday, International Women’s Day, to raise awareness about rights violations of women in...

Ousted Diyarbakır mayor sentenced to 9 years in prison on terrorism charges

A Turkish court on Monday sentenced Selçuk Mızraklı, the former mayor of the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakır, to nine years, four months, 15 days in prison...

‘A fresh start’: Former Erdoğan ally officially applies to register new party

A former close ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan applied on Monday to register a new political party to challenge the ruling Justice and Development...

Another journalist arrested for revealing information about intel officer killed in Libya

Murat Ağırel, a journalist from the ultranationalist Yeniçağ daily, has been arrested for revealing information about a Turkish intelligence officer slain in Libya, according to Turkish media...

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