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10 dead, 40 injured in traffic accident on southern Turkish highway

Ten people were killed and 40 others injured in a collision between an intercity bus and three other vehicles on a highway in southern...

Mothers of enforced disappearance victims hold 1,000th Saturday vigil in İstanbul

The Saturday Mothers, a group of activists and relatives seeking the fate of loved ones who disappeared in police custody in Turkey, held their...

Ministry appoints bodyguards to protect widow of former Grey Wolves leader: journalist

The Interior Ministry has assigned two personal bodyguards to protect the widow of Sinan Ateş, an academic and former leader of the Grey Wolves...

Turkey detained over 8,000 people on Gülen links in past 11 months: minister

Turkish police have detained 8️,1️5️3 people across the country in the past 11 months over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkey’s interior...

Islamist party leader slams AKP bill involving potential euthanasia of stray animals

Fatih Erbakan, leader of the Islamist New Welfare Party (YRP), has criticized a draft law involving the capture and possible euthanasia of stray animals...

Turkish minister criticized for using pro-gov’t company’s jet to attend forum in Germany

Turkish Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has come under fire for using a private jet belonging to the pro-government construction conglomerate Rönesans Holding...

Turkish central bank keeps key interest rate steady at 50 percent

Turkey's central bank on Thursday kept its key interest rate stable at 50 percent for the second month in a row even as the...

Musk’s X yields to Ankara’s pressure, appoints representative in Turkey

Bünyamin Tekin Social media giant X has agreed to appoint a representative in Turkey, likely fearing further sanctions after an advertising ban was imposed on...

Turkey seeks INTERPOL Red Notice for teen involved in deadly İstanbul crash, his mother

Turkey’s Justice Ministry is seeking an INTERPOL Red Notice for a 17-year-old suspect, identified only as T.C., who was involved in a traffic accident...

Defense ministry confirms allegations of ex-general smuggling people into Turkey in official car

An official from Turkey’s defense ministry has confirmed recent claims by a journalist that a former Turkish general used his official car to smuggle...

NGO compiles ECtHR judgments against Turkey in new report

Justice Square, a human rights group based in the Netherlands, has released a new report bringing together European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments that...

Man accused of attacking students with machete appointed prosecutor in Turkey

A man who was filmed attacking students with a machete during a violent clash at a university in 2017 has been appointed as a...

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