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5.7 magnitude earthquake jolts eastern Turkey, leaving one person dead

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 shook Bingöl province in eastern Turkey on Sunday, leaving one person dead and 18 others injured, according...

COVID-19 infections continue to rise in Turkey after loosening of restrictions

The daily number of infections caused by the novel coronavirus has continued to rise in Turkey since restrictions were loosened on June 1, as...

Signature campaign launched for release of jailed journalist suffering from cancer

A signature campaign has been launched on the change.org website demanding the release of journalist Mevlüt Öztaş, who was diagnosed with cancer while in...

Investigations to be launched into critics of presidential online concerts

Individuals who make critical comments about online concerts by famous Turkish singers organized by the Communications Directorate of the presidential office, will face investigation,...

Pro-Erdoğan ex-wrestler becomes executive board member of state-run Vakıfbank

Hamza Yerlikaya, the youth and sports deputy minister and a former Olympic wrestler, has become an executive board member of Turkey’s state-run Vakıfbank, the...

Turkey records 1,459 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths

Turkey on Saturday registered 1,459 new coronavirus cases, a significant upward movement from the recent pattern, according to a chart posted on Twitter by...

Erdoğan aide angry at Twitter’s decision to suspend state-linked accounts

Turkey’s Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun criticized Twitter’s decision to suspend thousands of state-linked accounts from Turkey, posting a statement on Twitter. Twitter announced overnight...

Turkey’s coronavirus cases exceed 175,000, death toll at 4,778

Turkey’s coronavirus cases exceeded 175,000 on Friday with an increase of 1,195, according to a chart posted on Twitter by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. The...

Prominent Turkish journalist arrested on accusations of revealing state secrets

A Turkish court has jailed a prominent journalist from an online news outlet pending trial on accusations that she revealed state secrets in two...

140 Turkish policemen, soldiers test positive for COVID-19 in Syria’s Afrin, Idlib

A total of 140 police and military members assigned to the Syria’s Idlib and Afrin regions have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Rahmi...

Turkey’s ruling party passes neighborhood watchmen bill, alarming opposition

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Thursday granted wider powers to a nighttime neighborhood watchmen force that dates back to the Ottoman...

Turkey now has 173,036 coronavirus cases and a death toll of 4,746, says minister

Turkey announced 922 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number to 173,036, according to a chart posted on Twitter by Health Minister...

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