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Turkish authorities deny plan for government-run aisles in supermarkets

Turkey's Presidential Communications Directorate said Thursday that reports claiming the government will set up aisles in supermarkets to curb food inflation are false, calling...

İstanbul governor orders roundup of stray dogs ahead of school reopening

The İstanbul Governor’s Office on Thursday ordered the rounding up of stray dogs across the city, citing citizen complaints and public safety concerns ahead...

Rights group, politicians condemn parliament move blocking Peace Mothers from speaking Kurdish

A human rights group and Kurdish politicians have condemned the Turkish Parliament after a “Peace Mother” was warned not to speak Kurdish when addressing a...

Teacher held in pretrial detention in Turkey sent back to prison 2 days after giving birth, together with her baby

Merve Zayım, a 37-year-old religious education teacher who gave birth to a baby boy two days ago in Turkey’s western Edirne province, has been...

Part of Kurdish oil pipeline fees went to BOTAŞ, $1.4 billion remains unaccounted for: opposition deputy

An opposition lawmaker in Turkey has alleged that part of the transport fees paid by Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government for crude shipped through the...

Arbitration board to step in after deadlock in civil servant wage talks

Turkey’s collective bargaining talks with civil servants ended in deadlock this week, sending the dispute between the government and the Civil Servants Trade Union...

Researchers find unsecured database tied to Turkey’s top finance apps, raising risk of data theft

Millions of people in Turkey who use popular finance apps may be at risk after researchers uncovered an unsecured database containing sensitive user information,...

Erdoğan’s son-in-law pays most income tax in Turkey for third straight year

Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman of unmanned aerial vehicle producer Baykar and the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, paid 2.76 billion Turkish lira ($84...

Man arrested for torching a Renault Toros, a car evoking Kurdish disappearances, outside parliament

A Turkish court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a man who set fire to his own car outside parliament in Ankara, an act...

Turkey puts Boydak family’s energy company up for sale amid ongoing auctions of seized assets

Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has announced that it will auction off RHG Enertürk Enerji, an energy production company previously owned by...

Justice minister signals tougher penalties for minors after Ankara murder

Turkey’s justice minister said the government is preparing to review legal provisions that reduce sentences for crimes committed by minors, following the killing of...

UN rapporteurs warn Turkey over disproportionate use of force and torture during İmamoğlu protests

United Nations special rapporteurs expressed serious concerns regarding allegations of disproportionate use of force and torture by Turkish police during demonstrations in March protesting...

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