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Erdoğan accused of stifling dissent with arrests of 9 who protested trade with Israel

The arrests of nine protesters for criticizing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ongoing trade with Israel on Monday sparked condemnation from opposition politicians, activists...

Prosecutor seeks over 22 years for defendants in hotel collapse trial

A Turkish prosecutor has demanded prison sentences of more than 22 years for each of 11 defendants in a trial concerning the death of...

Court sentences mob boss with alleged ties to former interior minister to 68 years in prison

The Ankara 32nd High Criminal Court has sentenced mob boss Ayhan Bora Kaplan, whose network allegedly had ties to former Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu,...

Ousted Kurdish mayor released from jail under judicial supervision

A mayor from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in eastern Turkey who was arrested on Saturday after she was removed...

ECtHR again faults Turkey for pretrial detention of 379 after 2016 failed coup

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has once again faulted Turkey over the arrest and pretrial detention of 379 people following a failed...

3 Turkish defense contractors increased revenue by 24 pct in global sales in 2023: SIPRI

Three Turkish defense contractors significantly improved their revenue, by 24 percent, in arms sales among the world's top 100 arms manufacturers in 2023, according...

9 arrested for confronting Erdoğan about ongoing trade with Israel

Nine protesters were arrested after interrupting a speech last week by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the TRT World Forum in İstanbul, accusing the...

Majority of Turks oppose constitutional amendment enabling Erdoğan’s re-election

A majority of Turks, 66.3 percent, are against a constitutional amendment that would allow President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to run again in the election...

Turkey claims to have killed Kurdish commander in Syria

The Turkish intelligence agency has killed a leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Syria, Agence France-Presse reported, citing state-run media. "MİT  neutralized...

Pro-Turkish Syrian militants enter last Kurdish enclave in Aleppo

Syrian opposition forces backed by Turkey have launched an offensive targeting Tal Rifaat, the last Kurdish-controlled enclave in Syria’s northern Aleppo province, and have...

Germany indicts man for passing information about Erdoğan critics to Turkish intelligence

Federal prosecutors in Germany have charged a Turkish national with espionage, alleging he spied on a group of Turkish nationals who fled a political...

Syrian rebels control ‘most of’ Aleppo city: rights group

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday that rebels now control the major part of Aleppo city, reporting Russian airstrikes on...

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