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Ruling party’s Şentop re-elected speaker of Turkish parliament: report

Mustafa Şentop, a lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has been re-elected parliament speaker for another three-year term, the Hürriyet Daily...

Veteran Turkish actors face more than 4 years in prison for insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish prosecutor has indicted famous veteran actors Metin Akpınar, 77, and Müjdat Gezen, 75, for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, seeking prison sentences...

Turkey announces 1,053 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 5,260

Turkey registered 1,053 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 207,897, according to a chart posted on Twitter by Health Minister...

Erdoğan’s military aides released pending trial in coup-related case

Mete Semercioğlu and Erkan Kıvrak, former military aides to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who are on trial for alleged involvement in a failed...

AKP executive implies LGBTI censorship in Turkish Netflix series

Mahir Ünal, deputy chairman of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said in an interview that the initial version of a Turkish show...

Turkey detains owners of fireworks factory hit by deadly blast

Ali Rıza Coşkun and his son Yaşar Coşkun, the owners of a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey where a massive explosion claimed the lives...

Turkey arrests HDP member subjected to police brutality during detention

A Turkish court has ruled to arrest Sevil Rojbin Çetin, a local Kurdish politician and a member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who...

İstanbul Convention for preventing domestic violence splits Erdoğan’s party

The İstanbul Convention, signed by member countries of the Council of Europe in 2011 to promote women’s rights and prevent domestic violence in societies,...

92 journalists prosecuted in Turkey amid coronavirus measures: report

Despite the coronavirus measures in effect in Turkey between March 17 and June 15, 92 journalists were prosecuted in 59 trials in nine provinces,...

Turkey raids ship carrying 276 migrants, detains 8 smugglers: report

Turkish authorities on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle 276 migrants to Europe on board a ship and detained eight suspected smugglers, The Associated...

Turkey reports 1,086 more coronavirus cases, death toll at 5,241

A total of 1,086 more people in Turkey have been infected with the novel coronavirus, while 16 others have died from the disease over...

[UPDATE] Death toll rises to 7 in Turkey’s fireworks factory explosion: report

The death toll from a massive explosion in a fireworks factory in Turkey has increased to seven, according to The Associated Press. The governor of...

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