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Military cadets did not know a coup attempt was unfolding, top court says

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, which earlier this month overturned life sentences handed down to dozens of military cadets who were convicted on coup...

Opposition leaders slam ErdoÄŸan for making concessions under NATO deal

Several opposition party leaders have criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) government for making concessions in negotiations...

Murderers of women get reduced sentences after exit from Istanbul Convention: rights group

The number of femicide cases resulting in a reduced sentence handed down to the male murderer has increased since Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul...

Turkish court releases pending trial alleged ISIL member sought on INTERPOL Red Notice

An Ankara court has decided to release pending trial an alleged member of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who is...

2 TV stations fined for airing mob boss’s remarks about interior minister

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed a fine on two TV stations for airing the remarks of a...

Former Ankara mayor ridiculed for believing tweet on discovery of jelly bean reserves in Turkey

The former mayor of the Turkish capital city of Ankara has attracted ridicule as well as sparking a flurry of jokes for believing an...

Turkey to seek extradition of 33 political dissidents from Sweden, Finland

Turkey’s justice minister said Wednesday that his ministry will seek the extradition of 33 political dissidents from Sweden and Finland under a deal to...

526 detained for attending events during Pride Month in Turkey

A total of 526 people, including 34 minors, were detained by police at Pride Month events recently held across Turkey, local media reported on...

Turkey ‘got what it wanted’ from Sweden, Finland talks: ErdoÄŸan’s office

Turkey "got what it wanted" from Sweden and Finland before agreeing to back their drives to join the NATO defense alliance, Agence France-Presse reported...

Turkey’s post-coup detention of judges and prosecutors lacked ‘reasonable suspicion’ : ECtHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that the pretrial detention of 50 judges and prosecutors after a failed 2016 coup...

Israel lowers Turkey travel warning after ‘attacks thwarted’

Israel's National Security Council on Tuesday lowered its travel warning for Ä°stanbul from the highest level, after the government said Iranian assassination plots targeting...

Activists commemorate asylum-seekers who drowned fleeing Ankara’s persecution

Activists in Vienna on Saturday commemorated Turkish asylum seekers who drowned in the Aegean Sea and the Evros River while fleeing President Recep Tayyip...

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