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2 teens sentenced to 24 years for murder of 15-year-old that sparked outcry in Turkey

A juvenile court in Turkey on Tuesday sentenced two teenagers to 24 years for the stabbing death of 15-year-old Turkish-Italian Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi at...

Teen pregnancies in Turkey spark renewed scrutiny of child abuse, state protection

Several recent reports of teenage pregnancies in Turkey have reignited public debate over child abuse and the government’s failure to protect minors, amid official...

Investigation launched into main opposition MP over alleged insult of Erdoğan: minister

Turkey’s justice minister announced on Monday the launch of an investigation into Ali Mahir Başarır, deputy parliamentary group chair of the main opposition Republican...

11 arrested in expanding investigation into Can Holding

A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of 11 people, including the chairman of Can Holding and a former university rector as part...

Court adjourns trial of jailed İstanbul mayor in ‘fake diploma’ case

The trial of İstanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on charges he faked his university degree was deferred to December 8 on Monday following a...

Turkish prosecutors seek long jail terms for opposition mayors

İstanbul prosecutors demand lengthy prison sentences for seven mayors from the country's main opposition party who are to go on trial accused of being...

Turkish authorities detain 62 over alleged Gülen links in latest crackdown

Turkish authorities have detained 62 people across the country over the past two weeks as part of a continuing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen...

Jailed civil society leader Kavala says MPs ‘no longer allowed’ to visit him in prison

Turkish philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars for eight years on charges widely viewed as politically motivated, said that lawmakers...

Bahçeli urges Turkish Cyprus to reject election result, calls for annexation to Turkey

Turkey’s far-right leader Devlet Bahçeli has reacted angrily to the election result in the Turkish-controlled north of Cyprus, where opposition leader Tufan Erhürman won...

Voters in Turkish Cyprus reject Erdoğan-backed candidate

The breakaway territory of northern Cyprus has voted overwhelmingly to replace its outgoing leader, who had the backing of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

Turkey’s broadcast regulator to act against YouTube street interviews ‘driving pessimism’

Ebubekir Şahin, chairman of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), said on Saturday that Turkey's broadcast regulator will move against YouTube “street interview”...

Former Turkish Central Bank deputy governor arrested for fraud at state-backed payment body

Former Turkish Central Bank Deputy Governor Emrah Şener has been arrested as part of a corruption and tender-rigging investigation into the Interbank Card Center...

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