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2 jailed for 18 years over collapse of high-rise in 2023 Turkey earthquakes

Two senior figures involved in the construction of a huge residential complex in Turkey that collapsed in earthquakes in 2023 have been sentenced to...

All defendants acquitted in Turkey’s trial of rights activists after 8 years

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals’s recent decision to uphold the acquittal of the last defendant in the terrorism-related trial of rights activists has brought...

6 migrants drown off Turkey’s Aegean coast

Six migrants drowned while another 27 were rescued by the coastguard when their boat started sinking off the western coast of Turkey, the interior...

Turkish Football Federation assigns foreign referee for Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby

The Turkish Football Federation announced Wednesday that a foreign referee will officiate the upcoming Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby, one of the most heated rivalries in European...

38 pct of Turks view NATO unfavorably despite key military role, survey shows

Thirty-eight percent of Turks have a negative opinion of NATO, according to a national survey published earlier this month that signals growing skepticism about...

Executives of Turkey’s top business association detained over their criticism of government

The chairman of Turkey’s leading business association and the head of its advisory council were detained on Wednesday on accusations of "spreading misleading information"...

Erdoğan slams Turkey’s top business association after rare criticism of government

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday delivered a scathing attack on the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD), accusing the country’s most influential...

Judge faces investigation for ordering release of celebrity manager

The Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), Turkey's top judicial board, has launched an investigation into Judge Fatih Kapan over his order to release...

3 defendants released, 2 remain jailed in trial of high school girls on terrorism charges

A Turkish court has ruled to release three defendants while ordering the continued detention of two others in the ongoing trial of 41 people,...

Fewer Turks report happiness as cost of living remains top concern

The percentage of people in Turkey who describe themselves as being happy dropped to 49.6 percent in 2024 from 52.7 percent last year, as...

Turkey detains 400, including 55 minors, in protests over Kurdish mayor’s removal

Turkish authorities have since Saturday detained nearly 400 people, including 55 minors, protesting the removal of Van Municipality mayor Abdullah Zeydan, the Stockholm Center...

Celebrity manager remains behind bars after higher court overturns release order

A Turkish celebrity manager accused of playing a role in organizing the 2013 Gezi Park protests was ordered to be released by a court...

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