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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,...

Nearly 200 detained in Turkey after attack outside Israeli consulate

Turkish security forces have detained nearly 200 people in a nationwide sweep one day after a shootout outside Israel's consulate general in İstanbul, Justice...

8 detained, 4 fired for allegedly mocking police during İstanbul shootout

Eight people have been detained and four employees of Turkish cosmetics chain Gratis have been fired over a video allegedly mocking police responding to...

Turkey detains 23 people over alleged links to Gülen movement

Turkish authorities on Saturday 23 detained people, including business owners and tradespeople, in raids across four provinces over allegations that they provided financial support...

Tourism bookings to Turkey fall as war dampens foreign demand

Tourism bookings to Turkey have declined since the start of the war in the Middle East, with industry representatives reporting weaker foreign demand and...

Turkey detains former financial crimes official in market manipulation probe

Turkey has detained Ramazan Başak, a former deputy chair of Turkey’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), the country’s anti-money laundering authority, as part of...

Israeli minister targets Turkish actor over post on Palestinian prisoners

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir targeted a Turkish actor in a video message after the actor criticized a new Israeli law imposing the...

Turkish domestic violence app downloaded 9.4 mln times, with emergency reports nearing 100,000

Turkey’s domestic violence reporting app has been downloaded 9.4 million times, with nearly 100,000 emergency reports submitted since its launch in 2018, according to...

Turkey detains 12 after shootout near Israeli mission

Twelve people, including two wounded gunmen, were in detention Wednesday, a day after a deadly shootout near the Israeli Consulate General in İstanbul, the...

Suspect killed in İstanbul consulate attack had prior ISIL-linked record

One of the attackers killed in a shootout outside the Israeli Consulate General in İstanbul on Tuesday had previously been subject to counterterrorism measures over...

32 women killed by men, 58 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in March

Thirty-two women were murdered by men in Turkey in March, while another 58 died under suspicious circumstances, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. Of the...

Control of Basilica Cistern sparks fresh standoff between İmamoğlu and Turkish gov’t

The transfer of control of İstanbul’s historic Basilica Cistern from the opposition-run İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality to a state body has triggered a new dispute...

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