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Turkey’s 2021 budget to include substantial increase in defense, security spending

The Turkish government budget for 2021, which has been submitted to parliament for approval, includes a huge increase in security-related spending and amounts in...

Turkey will send soldiers if Azerbaijan asks: Turkish vice president

Turkey will not hesitate to send soldiers in the event Azerbaijan asks for help in the conflict over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkish...

Trial of suspects accused of killing Kurdish lawyer in 2015 to continue into 2021

Proceedings were adjourned until March 2021 during the first hearing in a trial concerning the killing of a prominent Kurdish lawyer who was shot...

Turkish court arrests Jordanian accused of espionage for the UAE

A Turkish court has arrested Ahmed al-Astal, a Jordanian citizen who was recently detained by Turkish intelligence officers and counterterrorism police over alleged spying...

Trial of police officers accused of killing Kurdish human rights lawyer begins

The trial of three police officers charged with the fatal shooting of Tahir Elçi, a prominent Kurdish human rights lawyer who was shot in...

Turkish prisoner’s death is suspicious, family says

Serkan Tumay, who passed away in Kirikkale F Type Prison on Saturday, died due to injuries inflicted by continuous assault and torture by prison...

Turkish police detain 2 out of 11 judges and prosecutors dismissed over Gülen links

Two of 11 Turkish judges and prosecutors dismissed from the legal profession due to alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement, which is deemed by...

Family of Kurdish man concerned about his whereabouts after enforced disappearance by Turkish intel agents

The family of Bahtiyar Fırat, from the Kurdish-majority province of Hakkari, is concerned about his whereabouts after he was allegedly abducted by Turkey’s National...

Right out of ISIL playbook: Turkish police tortured me as if it were a religious duty

Cevheri Güven “They were torturing me as if they were performing a religious duty, just like ISIL does.” Mehmet Eren, a former teacher exposed...

Toll of neglect in Turkish prisons: Ex-colonel buried by family after 4 years in jail with congestive heart failure

The family of Barış Avıalan, a former colonel who had been in jail on coup charges since July 18, 2016 in the wake of...

Canadian decision to halt tech exports exposes key weakness in Turkish drone industry

Cevheri Güven Turkey’s allegedly domestically built drones, which are mainly produced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law, are in the spotlight again, following a Canadian...

Mob boss, ex-interior minister, former general implicated in dirty war against Kurds meet in resort town

Turkish mob boss Alaattin Çakıcı, former interior minister and police chief Mehmet Ağar, former general Engin Alan and former colonel Korkut Eken have met...

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