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Journalists demand better wages at western Turkey protest

Dozens of journalists gathered in the western province of İzmir on Monday to stage a protest to raise awareness about the economic hardship they...

Ultranationalist party leader in Turkey backs bill involving euthanasia of stray dogs

The leader of an ultranationalist party in Turkey has expressed support for a proposed law that is currently being debated in parliament and could...

Erdoğan says US election could further boost Turkey arms sector: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan believes a potential change in the US administration after November's election may be positive for Turkey's growing defense industry,...

Turkey’s main opposition leader accuses Gülen followers of provoking Gezi Park protests

Eleven years after the Gezi Park protests, Turkey’s largest anti-government demonstrations that also posed the biggest challenge to the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

Turkey’s MHP targets 154 people for defaming party over murder of nationalist figure

The far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has accused 154 people of defaming the party over the murder of a former leader of the Grey...

Greek border guard shot from Turkish side: police

A Greek border guard was hurt Saturday after being shot from the Turkish side of the frontier, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the Greek police. The...

Oil site collapse kills one in SE Turkey: governor

An oil-drilling installation collapsed in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, killing one worker and injuring two more, Agence France-Presse reported, citing local authorities. The accident occurred...

Cypriot leader says ‘no option’ but to reunify island after 50 years

The Greek-Cypriot president of Cyprus said Saturday that reunification is the only path forward, 50 years after Turkish troops invaded and left the island...

Erdoğan opens restored palace of İstanbul’s last absolute monarch

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened the restored Yıldız Palace, the former residence of the last absolute Ottoman monarch, Sultan Abdulhamid II, in a...

Jailed Kurdish leader sentenced to prison for ‘denigrating state institutions’

A Turkish court sentenced Selahattin Demirtaş, former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), to more than two years in prison for remarks...

Houses built for Turkey’s earthquake victims is a fraction of what Erdoğan promised

In the year and a half since two powerful earthquakes hit Turkey, authorities have built and handed over to their owners 76,000 new residences,...

UN employees in Turkey protest 7 pct raise, 700 workers consider striking

The United Nations has announced a salary increase of 7 to 11 percent for its approximately 700 employees across 13 agencies in Turkey, prompting...

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