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How did penguins become the symbol of the media blackout in Turkey?

The abrupt resignation of the finance minister of a country who is also the son-in-law of that nation's president would be breaking news in...

Rift in Turkey’s ruling party over US election as heavyweight favors Biden, ErdoÄŸan remains silent

Bülent Arınç, a member of Turkey's Presidential High Advisory Board, expressed a preference for US President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday, exposing a rift within...

Co-owner of Bank Asya detained over Gülen links

One of the co-owners of Islamic lender Bank Asya, which was closed down due to its links to the Gülen movement in the aftermath...

Jailed Oda TV journalist released at first hearing of trial

Müyesser Yıldız, the Ankara news editor for the OdaTV online news website who was arrested in June on charges of revealing state secrets, was...

Ousted Kurdish mayor and 4 others detained

Turkish police in dawn raids on Monday detained the former co-mayor of Cizre in southeastern Şırnak province from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP),...

Questions linger over possible reasons behind resignation of Turkey’s finance minister

Speculation is rampant in the media regarding the reasons for the unexpected resignation on Sunday of Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, who is also...

Erdoğan’s son-in-law steps down as finance minister, citing health reasons

Berat Albayrak, the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has quit his job as the country’s finance minister, citing health reasons, according to...

Appeals court upholds life sentences for 4 defendants including journalist Karaca, former MP Ä°ÅŸbilen

A regional court of appeals in Ankara has ruled to uphold the aggravated life sentences of four defendants --- journalist Hidayet Karaca, former lawmaker...

Opposition lawmaker’s report reveals 339 cases of torture in Turkey in October

Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in October included 339 incidents of torture and maltreatment, with 200 of them taking place in prisons,...

Interior Ministry lifts restrictions on some 43,000 more Turkish passports

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has announced that it has lifted restrictions on 42,893 passports that were imposed during a two-year-long state of emergency declared immediately...

Turkey pays nearly $3.5 mln of Somalia’s IMF debt: Official Gazette

The Turkish government has settled a part of Somalia’s debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by allocating nearly $3.5 million to a fund...

Turkish government circles support Trump while opposition favors Biden

The presidential election in the US is being closely followed in Turkey and among the Turkish community living in the US. While supporters of...

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