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Turkey denies alleged enforced disappearance of Yusuf Tunç when questioned by ECtHR

Cevheri Güven The Turkish government, answering questions posed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), has denied claims that Yusuf Bilge Tunç was abducted...

Turkey authorizes Qatar-based company to train aviation personnel

The Qatar-based Gulf Helicopters has been authorized by Turkey’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to train Qatari aviation personnel for a certificate of...

Turkey announces some measures to contain coronavirus pandemic

The Turkish government, which is being criticized for allowing the coronavirus pandemic to get out of control by not taking adequate steps to contain...

Soldier allegedly attacked for defending education in Kurdish language faces terror charges

Çetin Doğan, a military conscript allegedly attacked by two other soldiers for defending Kurdish-language education in Turkey, faces charges that include dissemination of propaganda...

Retrial of 8 journalists begins after sentences overturned by high court

Eight journalists appeared in an İstanbul criminal court on Wednesday in the first hearing of their retrial, made possible when the country’s top court...

Earthquake death toll hits 114 as search efforts end in İzmir

A powerful earthquake that hit the Aegean Turkish province of İzmir last Friday has killed a total of 114 people and injured 1,035, with...

Turkey’s television watchdog fines TLC TV due to episode on homosexual couple

Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has fined TLC TV for airing a show depicting the life of a homosexual couple as part...

Erdoğan accused of removing Taiwanese flag from tweet due to Chinese pressure

The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry and media outlets have accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of removing the country’s flag from a “thank you” message...

Turkey fines social media giants for not complying with controversial law

Turkey has imposed fines of TL 10 million ($1.17 million) each on social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for failing to...

Who are the Turkish ‘Grey Wolves’ that France vows to ban?

The Grey Wolves, or Ülkü Ocakları as they are known in Turkish, are about to be outlawed in France. Gérald Darmanin, the French interior minister...

Opposition leader accuses AKP of ignoring party’s warnings for earthquake safety

In the wake of a powerful earthquake that hit the Turkish Aegean province of İzmir last Friday, leader of the main opposition Republican People...

Turkish religious leader acquitted of terror charges

Alparslan Kuytul, the head of a religious community critical of the Turkish government, was acquitted on Tuesday of charges of disseminating propaganda for a...

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