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Former rector, Masonic leader released after 8 months in Can Holding probe

A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the release of former İstanbul Bilgi University rector Remzi Sanver, head of the Grand Lodge of Free and...

Jailed İstanbul official says police staged footage to portray voluntary surrender as capture

A senior İstanbul municipal official jailed in Turkey’s prosecution of the opposition-run city government told a court that police repeatedly filmed him being escorted...

15 detained in bribery probe into CHP-run municipality in western Turkey

Turkish police detained 15 people, including the deputy mayor of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)-run Seferihisar Municipality in the western province of...

EP lawmakers push for tougher Turkey report over rights violations, pressure on opposition

European Parliament (EP) lawmakers from several political groups are seeking sharper criticism of Turkey’s rule-of-law and human rights record before a vote this week...

France jails 9 Turkish nationals pending trial in arms trafficking probe

French authorities have put 10 Turkish nationals under formal investigation and jailed nine of them pending trial after police dismantled an alleged international arms...

Teachers launch hunger strike in Ankara after police break up protests

Private school teachers and teacher candidates seeking public school jobs began a hunger strike in Ankara on Monday after police broke up two protests,...

Turkey miners end underground hunger strike after wage deal

Miners in northwestern Turkey ended a 27-day underground protest and hunger strike after reaching a deal with Özşen Madencilik over unpaid wages, overtime, severance...

Turkish second-tier club boasts captains of Cape Verde, Curaçao at World Cup

A football club in Turkey’s second division has supplied two captains at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with one leading Cape Verde to a...

Former top court president says Turkey cannot attract investment without trust in judiciary

Former Constitutional Court president Haşim Kılıç has warned that foreign investors will avoid Turkey unless they can trust its courts, citing the detention of...

Woman put under house arrest over alleged insult of Erdoğan

A Turkish court has placed a woman under house arrest for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a street interview in İstanbul. The woman,...

Turkey’s post-coup purge created a decade of ‘civil death,’ rights group says

A survey of 1,629 people dismissed from Turkey’s civil service after a July 2016 coup attempt found that nearly two-thirds had been unable to...

Turkish-Iranian gold trader Zarrab to be sentenced as US moves to end Halkbank case: report

Reza Zarrab, a key cooperating witness in the US government’s criminal investigation into Turkish state-run lender Halkbank’s alleged role in helping Iran evade sanctions,...

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