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Heavy floods damage 66 houses, 264 shops in Turkey’s Ordu province

Flash floods caused by heavy rains that hit Turkey's northern Ordu province damaged 66 houses and 264 shops, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported...

Turkish journalist sent to prison over reports on Turkish army operations

Uğur Akgül, a former reporter for the now-closed Dicle news agency (DİHA), began serving a sentence at Mersin Prison on Wednesday for reporting on...

Boat carrying migrants sinks off Turkey leaving 9 people dead

Nine people died early on Thursday when a boat carrying migrants sank off the western coast of Turkey, Euronews reported citing the Turkish coast...

Daughter of journalist Türköne: My father will spend yet a third birthday in prison

Sıla Türköne, the daughter of jailed Turkish journalist Mümtazer Türköne, has said her father will celebrate yet a third birthday in Silivri Prison, sharing...

Purged former NATO officer comes out of the shadows for those jailed in Turkey

Former Lt. Cdr. Cafer Topkaya, a purged and jailed Turkish naval officer who was assigned to NATO prior to a failed coup in Turkey,...

Turkey to build third nuclear plant in partnership with Chinese companies

Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez announced on Wednesday that Turkey would build its third nuclear power plant, to be located in the northwestern part of...

Hate speech in Turkish media mainly targeted Armenians between January and April

Among the 2,265 columns and news stories that include hate speech based on ethnicity, nationality or religious affiliation in the Turkish media, Armenians have...

Association that caused Booking.com ban in Turkey targets Airbnb and more

The Association of Turkish Travel Agents (TÜRSAB), which paved the way for the blocking of Booking.com in Turkey, has decided to take legal action...

US not yet seen ‘real progress’ on Americans imprisoned in Turkey

The United States has seen little satisfactory progress regarding US citizens, including pastor Andrew Brunson, imprisoned in Turkey, State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said...

Dismissed academics want their passports back after state of emergency lifted

Turkish academics who were dismissed from their jobs by government decrees during a two-year-long state of emergency have started a campaign on social media...

Medium-sized Konya surpasses big Turkish cities in library usage: report

The Central Anatolian city of Konya has the highest library usage by locals, with 2,459,197 people borrowing books in 2017 according to a Turkish...

Journalist sentenced to prison for report on death of Kurd after police raids

Hülya Emeç, a Turkish journalist and member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), was sentenced by a Turkish court on Monday to six...

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