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Turkish communication authority to have power to block social media on national security grounds

A new draft regulation would give Turkey’s top telecom authority the power to block access to social media platforms like Facebook, X, WhatsApp and...

İmamoğlu supporter stabbed in attack on opposition campaign booth in northern Turkey

A supporter of jailed İstanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was stabbed Thursday during an attack on an opposition campaign booth in the northern Turkish province...

German pianist forced to leave Turkey after playing amid protests

German pianist Davide Martello, known for performing for demonstrators during the 2013 Gezi Park protests in İstanbul, was forced to leave Turkey after playing at recent...

9 migrants found dead off Turkish coast after boat sinks: coast guard

Nine migrants died and 25 were rescued Thursday after their boat started sinking off the western coast of Turkey, officials said. The incident took place...

Despite minister’s invite, Brussels off limits to Turkey’s business leaders due to critical remarks

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek invited the heads of the country’s top business association to a high-level EU investor meeting in Brussels, but their...

UPDATE: Actor among 11 detained in Turkey for promoting opposition-led boycott

Turkish authorities on Thursday detained at least 11 people including an actor suspected of spreading calls for a blanket boycott of purchases to protest...

British band Muse cancels planned İstanbul performance

British rock band Muse said Wednesday that it had cancelled a coming gig in İstanbul, after a backlash from fans at the concert promoter...

Mourinho grabs Galatasaray coach’s nose after losing İstanbul derby

Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho grabbed the nose of his opposite number at fierce local rivals Galatasaray after a 2-1 defeat on Wednesday in the...

Turkish concert promoter drops all projects amid protester backlash over anti-boycott post

The Turkish promoter behind upcoming concerts by British rock band Muse and pop star Robbie Williams has withdrawn from all its projects after its...

Media watchdog warns of sanctions on TV stations supporting boycott call

Ebubekir Şahin, head of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey's media watchdog, has announced that TV stations are being closely monitored over...

Turkish gov’t calls opposition’s boycott a ‘coup attempt’ on the economy

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has described a boycott of pro-government businesses and media launched in protest of the arrest of İstanbul’s opposition mayor as...

Turkish prosecutors investigate calls for economic boycott over mayor’s arrest

The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in İstanbul on Tuesday announced the launch of an investigation into people calling for a boycott of pro-government businesses...

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