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More than 126,000 convicted, over 11,000 arrested as Turkey’s post-coup crackdown enters 10th year

An ongoing crackdown in Turkey following a failed coup in 2016 has led to more than 126,000 convictions and left over 11,000 people in...

Majority of Turks unable to afford one-week holiday: Eurostat

More than half of Turkey’s adult population is unable to afford the cost of a one-week vacation away from home, Bloomberg HT reported on...

Turkey marks coup anniversary with fresh raids targeting alleged Gülen followers, businesses

On the ninth anniversary of a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, the Turkish government has intensified its crackdown on real or perceived members of...

Erdoğan’s communications directorate has tripled staff, more than doubled spending since 2018

Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate has tripled its staff and more than doubled its spending in US dollar terms since its founding by President Recep...

‘We can’t sleep while Erdoğan continues to hurt his own people,’ says Norwegian author

Bünyamin Tekin Norwegian author, journalist and former politician Odd Anders With says he felt compelled to document the stories of refugees in Norway who fled...

Father seeking justice for daughter sent to prison after Turkish appeals court upholds sentence

Şaban Vatan, the father of a girl whose 2018 death remains unresolved, has been sent to prison in Turkey after the country’s top appeals...

Turkey arrests mayor and 4 municipal officials in expanding crackdown on opposition

A Turkish court arrested the mayor of Şile, a seaside district on the northern outskirts of İstanbul, along with four other municipal officials early...

University graduations in Turkey erupt in protest over mayor’s arrest and diploma revocation

Graduation ceremonies across Turkey have become flashpoints for student-led protests, with demonstrators condemning the imprisonment of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and the controversial revocation...

Turkey’s Kurdish regions not yet ready to believe in peace process

Southeastern Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at hand. In a ceremony across...

Turkish court orders release of opposition mayor, but he remains jailed in separate case

A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release of Ahmet Özer, the opposition mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district, in a terrorism-related case, but he...

Turkish prosecutors order detention of 8 over alleged stock market manipulation

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for eight people accused of manipulating trades on the Borsa Istanbul stock exchange, allegedly causing financial harm to...

Turkey has arrested over 113,000 since 2016 coup attempt as crackdown on Gülen movement continues

Turkish courts have arrested more than 113,000 people over the past nine years as part of an extensive crackdown that followed a coup attempt...

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