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Turkish animal rights activist investigated for terrorism 6 years after Gezi Park protests

Turkish prosecutors have launched a terrorism-related investigation into Burak Özgüner, coordinator of the Committee for Monitoring Animal Rights (HAKİM), over his work regarding animal rights violations during...

Turkey orders detention of 35 soldiers over Gülen links

The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 35 active duty soldiers and 12 others as part of a massive post-coup purge...

Bootleg alcohol kills 23 as heavy taxes prompt Turkish home brew: report

More than 20 people have died from alcohol poisoning in Turkey over the past month, according to Turkish media reports, as steep taxes on alcohol push...

Interior minister says Turkey to deport around 80,000 illegal migrants this year

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced on Tuesday that Turkey would carry out 50 percent more deportations this year than last and that some 80,000 illegal migrants...

Migration from Turkey increased by 27.7 percent in 2018

The number of people who migrated from Turkey to other countries increased by 27.7 percent in 2018 when compared to 2017, with a total of 323,918...

Peace academic released from prison after serving 2.5 months

Professor Füsun Üstel, who was jailed for signing a peace petition along with 1,128 other academics in 2016 calling on the Turkish government to halt military...

EU gov’ts would not last 6 months if we open gates for refugees: Turkish minister

Turkey’s interior minister, Süleyman Soylu, said European governments would not be able to handle the ensuing migration crisis if Turkey were to stop doing its part...

10 arrested in Manisa for aiding families of jailed Gülen followers

Ten out of 33 people who were detained in the western Turkish province of Manisa in early July have been arrested for providing aid to the...

İstanbul Governor’s Office orders unregistered Syrians to leave city by Aug. 20

The İstanbul Governor’s Office has directed Syrians who are not registered in İstanbul to leave the city by Aug. 20 and return to the cities where...

Prosecutor accuses main opposition leader of insulting Erdoğan

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has submitted a summary of proceedings to the Turkish parliament accusing main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of insulting President Recep...

Brother of HDP deputy allegedly behind diplomat killing in northern Iraq

An announcement by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said one of the people responsible for the assassination of Turkey’s deputy consul general in Erbil was Mazlum Dağ,...

Sputnik cancels Turkish radio program after host interviews former PM Davutoğlu

Radio host Yavuz Oğhan’s program was canceled by Radyo Sputnik a few days after he interviewed former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on YouTube. Oğhan announced the development on...

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