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Turkey’s opposition coalition shoots ahead of ruling party alliance: survey

A recent survey has found that public support for an alliance of opposition parties has exceeded support for an alliance led by Turkey’s ruling...

Villager allegedly thrown from helicopter indicted for membership in terrorist organization

Osman Åžiban, a Kurdish villager allegedly thrown from a military helicopter in the southeastern province of Van, has been indicted for membership in the...

Turkey orders detention of 37 people over Gülen links

A public prosecutor in Ankara has issued detention warrants for 37 people including former military cadets and retired, dismissed or active duty military members...

103 retired admirals face 12 years for Bosporus treaty warning

A Turkish prosecutor has indicted 103 retired admirals over a warning they issued in April about a possible threat to a treaty governing the...

We did not ask Qatar for financial assistance, Turkish FM says about visit

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said the purpose of a Turkish delegation’s recent visit to Qatar was not to ask for financial assistance...

131 new names from Turkey revealed in Pandora Papers

One hundred thirty-one new names from Turkey have been identified in the Pandora Papers, a leak of some 12 million documents that reveal hidden...

Jailed Kurdish politician denied release despite medical report suffers from dementia, lawyer says

Jailed Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who was denied release in September despite medical reports, suffers from dementia and can’t look after herself, according to her...

Ailing 84-year-old inmate complains of poor prison conditions and lack of heat in cell

An ailing 84-year-old man serving a sentence on conviction of links to the Gülen movement said his prison cell did not have proper heating...

Nationalist Movement Party member assaults and threatens local journalist

A local journalist in central Turkey’s Konya province was assaulted and threatened on Sunday by Hasan Yazar, a member of the far-right Nationalist Movement...

Turkish gov’t continues to fuel a political environment hostile to minorities, US religious freedom commission says

The Turkish government has continued to engage in action, deliberate inaction and rhetoric to fuel a political environment hostile to religious minorities, the United...

Disabled people among the most discriminated against in Turkey, says HDP report

A recent study published by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has revealed that disabled people are among the most discriminated against in Turkey, the...

New bar associations chairman ends 8-year tenure of incumbent FeyzioÄŸlu

Ankara Bar Association chair Erinç Sağkan has been elected the new chairman of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB), defeating Metin Feyzioğlu, who...

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