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Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in death of teacher in custody, notifies wife 9 months later

Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled last year that Turkish authorities violated the right to life and the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment in the case of...

Dutch drug suspect detained in İstanbul after Spain’s cocaine seizure linked to Turkish ship operators

Turkish intelligence and police detained the brother of Dutch fugitive drug trafficker Joseph Johannes Leijdekkers in İstanbul in an operation linked to Spain’s seizure...

Turkish vice president says illegal betting market may be worth up to $60 billion

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz has said Turkey’s illegal betting market may be worth between $20 and $60 billion, as prosecutors and financial regulators...

Cypriot MEP urges EU sanctions if Turkey passes ‘Blue Homeland’ maritime bill

A Cypriot member of the European Parliament has called for European Union sanctions on Turkey if Ankara passes a planned maritime jurisdiction law that...

Public trust low in Turkey’s renewed PKK peace process as expectations fade: poll

A new nationwide poll shows limited public confidence in Turkey’s renewed dialogue with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), with only 21.8 percent of...

CHP-run municipalities face new wave of detentions, arrests

Turkish authorities have detained five people in a new operation targeting İstanbul’s Beşiktaş Municipality, controlled by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), while...

German company used Turkey to route dual-use goods to Russia for 4 years: report

A German trading company used Turkey and other countries to send dual-use technology to Russia after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, helping conceal Russian...

Turkey detains 110 over suspected ISIL ties

Turkish counterterrorism police on Tuesday detained 110 people on suspicion of activities in support of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)...

Turkey detains 24 including seven public officials over alleged Gülen links

Turkish authorities detained 24 people, including seven public officials, in coordinated raids across 11 provinces on Monday over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen...

France, Turkey have Europe’s most overcrowded jails: report

France and Turkey have the highest levels of prison overcrowding among Council of Europe member states, with 131 inmates for every 100 places, a...

Turkey manhunt ends as shooter dies by suicide after killing 6: reports

A massive manhunt for a gunman who killed six people in southern Turkey ended early Tuesday when he turned the gun on himself after...

Denmark moves to deport Turkish teacher despite risk of prosecution over Gülen links

Bünyamin Tekin A Danish asylum ruling has put 29-year-old Turkish mathematics teacher Tuğba Koç on the brink of forced return to Turkey after authorities accepted...

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