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Local opposition youth branch official arrested after ErdoÄŸan remarks

A youth branch official from Turkey’s main opposition party was arrested on Saturday by an Adana court after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan targeted him, according to...

Prosecutor rules no need for probe into death of teacher tortured in custody

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has once again ruled that there is no need to investigate the death of teacher Gökhan Açıkkollu, who was allegedly...

Anti-gov’t Twitter user, journalist detained after being targeted by pro-gov’t media

Taylan Kulaçoğlu, a popular, anti-government Twitter user, and journalist Hakan Gülseven were detained after they were targeted by pro-government media circles, Turkish media reports said on...

Turkey’s COVID-19 cases near 150,000, 44 more fatalities in last 24 hours

Forty-four more people have died of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on Sunday, while the total number of cases...

Professor fired from university after promoting teenage pregnancy

İstanbul Aydın University has fired an academic due to controversial remarks made during a TV program in which he seemingly advocated teenage pregnancy, causing public outrage...

41 more people die of COVID-19 in Turkey, number of cases reaches 148,067

Forty-one more people have died of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on Saturday, while the total number of cases...

Turkey’s COVID-19 cases increase slightly more than expected

The number of coronavirus cases in Turkey increased by 1,708 on Friday, slightly more than in previous days, as the death toll reached 4,055, according to...

Turkey suspends judge over support for late Grup Yorum member

Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has suspended Judge Ayşe Sarısu Pehlivan over her social media posts in support of leftist Grup Yorum member İbrahim...

Turkish police detain 38 suspects in deadly Van attack

Turkish authorities have detained 38 people including the local head of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in relation to an attack that killed two people...

Turkey’s mosques to open June 12: report

The head of Turkey’s top religious body, the Diyanet, announced on Friday that mosques would be open for communal prayers starting from June 12 after a...

[UPDATE] Turkey removes 5 more Kurdish mayors, totaling 45 since local elections

Turkey’s interior ministry on Friday removed five mayors from the Kurdish opposition party, Turkish media reported, bringing the total number of suspended Kurdish mayors...

Gov’t accuses PKK of killing 2 aid workers in Turkey’s east: report

Turkey on Thursday accused outlawed Kurdish militants of killing two civilians who were members of a solidarity group aiding people affected by the novel...

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