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Ex-AKP official indicted over alleged coercion in İstanbul municipality case

Turkish prosecutors have indicted lawyer and former Justice and Development Party (AKP) official Mücahit Birinci on accusations that he attempted to coerce a jailed...

Turkish prosecutors indict 35 senior Israeli officials over Sumud flotilla interception

Turkish prosecutors have indicted 35 senior Israeli officials over the October 2025 interception of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, accusing them of various offenses...

Opposition lawmaker questions whether negligence lay behind deadly C-130 crash

An opposition lawmaker on Thursday questioned whether negligence may have played a role in the November crash of a Turkish military C-130 transport plane...

Poll shows first positive shift in approval for Turkey’s Middle East policy since 2013

Public support for the Turkish government’s Middle East policy has surpassed criticism for the first time in more than a decade, according to a...

Aid convoy departs Turkey for Iran amid ‘desperate’ humanitarian conditions

The Red Cross and Turkey's Red Crescent on Friday dispatched an emergency humanitarian aid convoy from Turkey to Iran as the organization warned of...

Turkey’s disinformation law used to charge at least 83 journalists since 2022, data show

Turkey has charged at least 83 journalists a total of 114 times under its disinformation law since it took effect in October 2022, according...

Turkish comedian detained over joke about Ottoman sultan

Turkish comedian Tuba Ulu was detained after making a joke about Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent during a stand-up performance, according to prosecutors. The İstanbul...

Top Turkish judge linked to alleged car payment in crime boss case

A senior Turkish judge has been linked to a car payment made by an aide to alleged crime boss Ayhan Bora Kaplan, according to...

Liberal International to honor jailed businessman Kavala with 2025 freedom award

Liberal International will award its 2025 Prize for Freedom to jailed Turkish businessman and civil society figure Osman Kavala at a ceremony in Germany...

CHP mayor, party official detained in İzmir-linked probes amid crackdown on opposition

A mayor and a senior official from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been detained in separate investigations based in the western...

Turkish prosecutors order detention of 14 more in celebrity drug probe

Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 14 more people, including well-known actors and musicians, as part of a drug investigation targeting public figures...

Turkey puts 11 on trial for LGBT ‘obscenity’

Eleven leaders of a Turkish LGBT rights group went on trial Wednesday on charges of "obscenity" and "violating the protection of the family.” The defendants,...

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