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Davutoğlu opens TikTok account to engage with Turkey’s youth

Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who recently established a new political party, opened an account on TikTok, a video-sharing social networking service that has millions of...

Former intelligence officer testifies he was held hostage for 16 months, tortured

Mesut Geçer, a former official at Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) who was purged from his job due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement,...

119 people in Turkey died due to crackdown on Gülen movement in 2019

At least 119 people lost their lives in Turkey due to an ongoing government-led crackdown on the Gülen movement, which is accused by the Turkish government...

Former Minister Babacan breaks silence on Twitter, vows to fight for democracy in 2020

Former Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan has for the first time since 2015 become active on his Twitter account and posted a series of messages...

Arab land purchases near Kanal İstanbul prompt ban on municipal access to cadaster records

Starting from Jan. 31, Turkey’s Land Registry and Cadaster General Directorate will prevent municipalities from accessing land registry information, the Cumhuriyet news website reported on Wednesday. The regulation, which...

Former İstanbul mayor from ruling AKP paid millions to pro-gov’t media: report

Under Justice and Development Party (AKP) rule, the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) transferred nearly TL 57 million ($9.58 million) to pro-Turkish-government media outlets between 2017 and...

Turkey removed 32 Kurdish mayors in 2019: report

Turkey’s Interior Ministry appointed trustees to replace 32 elected Kurdish mayors in 2019, the Mezopotamya news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a report drafted by the Peoples’...

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu signs petition against Kanal İstanbul project

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has joined thousands of İstanbulites who have been signing petitions against the construction of Kanal İstanbul, which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dubbed his...

161 Turkish media workers to welcome 2020 in jail

A total of 161 media workers will greet the new year in jail in Turkey, according to a report drafted by Jailed Journos, an online platform....

At least 474 women murdered in Turkey in 2019: report

At least 474 women were murdered in Turkey in 2019, according to a report released by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform. The platform, which announced its report...

Ankara prosecutor ordered 2,765 detentions in investigations into Turkish military this year

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office ordered the detention of 2,765 military members in 2019 as part of investigations into the faith-based Gülen movement,...

Large pro-Turkish-gov’t media company closes 2 newspapers amid financial troubles

One of Turkey’s largest pro-government media groups, TürkMedya, operating a number of dailies, TV stations and magazines, has decided to shut down the Star newspaper and turn...

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