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Turkish court rules keep ousted Diyarbakır mayor in pre-trial detention

A Turkish court on Monday ruled to continue the pre-trial detention of Selçuk Mızraklı, the former mayor of the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakır, who is standing...

İstanbul Municipality official resigns after claims she insulted headscarved employees

Yeşim Meltem Şişli, deputy secretary-general of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, resigned after it was claimed she verbally insulted a group of city employees wearing headscarves, the Hürriyet...

13 migrants in eastern Turkish province found frozen to death: report

Thirteen migrants from Iran have been found frozen to death in a mountainous area of the Çaldıran district in Turkey’s eastern Van province, the Hürriyet Daily...

Attention focuses on cause of Pegasus Airlines crash in İstanbul

Severe weather, pilot error, pressure by the airline to cut safety corners and poor runway condition and government refusal to replace it are all...

6 AKP officials file complaint against former army chief over remarks targeting party

Six former and current deputies of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have filed a criminal complaint against former Chief of General Staff Gen. İlker...

Beleaguered Pegasus Airlines fires former military pilot who criticized Turkish gov’t

Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines has fired Bahadır Altan, a former military pilot who was working for the company as a technical consultant and trainer, after he criticized...

Man abducted by Turkish intel exposes torture during 9-month enforced disappearance

Gökhan Türkmen, who was allegedly abducted by Turkish intelligence officers and kept in a non-official detention center for 271 days, has said he was tortured, subjected...

Turkish man dies after setting himself on fire due to financial problems

Adem Yarıcı, a father of two, set himself on fire in front of the governor’s office of Turkey’s Hatay province, shouting, “My kids are hungry,” and...

Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors violates voters’ rights: HRW

Turkey’s removal and arrest of multiple democratically elected Kurdish mayors across southeastern Turkey violates voters’ rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a press statement on...

Prosecutor demands life sentences for Kavala, 2 others in Gezi Park trial

A Turkish prosecutor on Thursday demanded life sentences for businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala and two others in his final opinion in the Gezi Park trial,...

Turkey’s main opposition party announces boycott of CNN’s Turkish affiliate

Turkey’s main opposition party on Thursday announced its decision to boycott CNN’s Turkish affiliate for its pro-government broadcasting and called on the public to avoid the...

2 pilots in Turkish aircraft disaster to be investigated for possible negligence

Turkey will investigate two pilots for possible negligence after their plane skidded off an İstanbul runway, killing three passengers, state media reported Thursday, AFP...

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