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9 years on, families still seek justice for victims of Uludere massacre

On the ninth anniversary of the killing of 34 people in southeastern Turkey by Turkish military jets, the families of the victims are still...

TV stations critical of Turkish gov’t get lion’s share of broadcasting watchdog’s fines

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed fines on TV stations critical of the ruling Justice and Development Party...

Interior Ministry tasks 3 inspectors with investigating alleged irregularities at Ä°stanbul Municipality

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has ordered three inspectors to investigate allegations of irregularities at the İstanbul Municipality raised by the city’s opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

Turkey signs deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 4.5 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced that Turkey signed a contract with Pfizer and BioNTech for 4.5 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to...

Father investigating daughter’s suspicious death gets jail sentence, fine over complaint by ex-minister

Åžaban Vatan, who has been searching for the truth about the suspicious death of his daughter Rabia Naz Vatan for more than two years...

Turkish TV station closes down due to gov’t pressure 26 days after launch

Private Turkish television station Olay TV closed down on Friday, only 26 days after it started broadcasting, due to intense pressure from Turkey’s Justice...

Turkish health minister says China’s CoronaVac vaccine 91 percent effective

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac is 91.25 percent effective, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on Thursday, adding that...

ErdoÄŸan says police will raid New Year’s parties violating pandemic measures

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has said police will conduct raids on New Year's parties held in disregard of rules aimed at controlling the...

Opposition MP files complaint against police chief over inaction on strip-search claims

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, an MP from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and a human rights activist, has filed a criminal complaint against Mesut...

Turkey extends tenure of state of emergency commission for another year

The tenure of a commission set up by the Turkish government to examine complaints from people who were adversely affected by government decrees during...

Gov’t granted 128 permits for special tax exemptions to 5 construction companies in 10 years

The Turkish Trade Ministry granted 128 permits for special tax exemptions to five construction companies in the span of 10 years, a written answer...

Dozens face detention over Gülen ties in Ankara-based operations

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 38 people as part of two separate investigations in the Turkish capital city of Ankara due to...

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