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Turkey to grant financial crimes unit the power to freeze bank accounts instantly

The Turkish Parliament is preparing to give the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) the power to immediately freeze bank accounts linked to suspicious transactions,...

Turkish man aiding Syrian refugees through Ankara charity shop arrested on sexual assault charges

A Turkish man known for helping refugees through a charity shop in Ankara has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting several Syrian women...

Turkish clubs protest decision allowing Israel to resume hosting Euro basketball games

Two of Turkey's top basketball clubs protested on Wednesday over a EuroLeague decision to once again let Israeli teams host European competition home games...

Turkish court convicts journalists for story on İstanbul prosecutor

A Turkish court has convicted three journalists from the print and online editions of the BirGün newspaper over a story about İstanbul’s chief public...

İstanbul Bar official urges end to arbitrary denial of parole, misuse of detention amid prison overcrowding

Hürrem Sönmez, secretary general of the İstanbul Bar Association, has called for an end to the arbitrary denial of parole and the misuse of...

Erdoğan’s palace spent over TL 30 million on food in 2024

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s presidential complex in Ankara’s Beştepe neighborhood spent more than 30 million Turkish lira ($714,000) on food and beverages in 2024,...

Turkey among countries practicing religious discrimination in global freedom report

Turkey is among dozens of countries accused of systematic religious discrimination in a new global report warning that nearly two-thirds of humanity lives under...

Journalist gets suspended sentence for publishing expert report on murder of far-right leader in Turkey

A Turkish court on Tuesday handed down a suspended 10-month sentence to journalist Asuman Aranca for publishing details from an expert report on the...

Turkish authorities detain 286 more people over alleged Gülen links: minister

Turkish authorities have detained 286 people and arrested 154 of them in an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya...

Turkey has expelled more than 200 Christian workers since 2020

Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF International), a Christian advocacy group, has accused Turkey of misusing national security laws to expel more than 200 Christian workers...

Turkey’s jewelry industry nears collapse amid abuse of export incentives

Turkey’s gold and jewelry industry is facing severe losses, with thousands of jobs at risk and hundreds of companies reportedly moving operations abroad, as...

Erdoğan’s former ‘pen pal’ awarded $17 million public housing tender

A construction tender worth nearly 700 million Turkish lira ($17 million) from Turkey’s state housing agency has been awarded to a company co-owned by...

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