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Turkish coast guard rescues 14 migrants, searching for missing baby: report

The Turkish coast guard on Friday rescued 14 illegal migrants and a suspected human trafficker off Turkey's Aegean coast, but a search for a missing infant...

Ex-PM DavutoÄŸlu will establish new political party in late November: report

Turkey’s former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will establish a new political party in late November, according to a report on the Gazete Duvar news website. Davutoğlu resigned...

Turkey’s ruling AKP dismisses possibility of snap elections: report

Turkey’s ruling party spokesperson ruled out snap elections at a press conference in Ankara on Wednesday, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. When asked by reporters whether...

Former high appeals court judge sentenced 14 years over Gülen links

Ahmet Toker, a former judge on Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, was handed down a 14-year prison sentence on Thursday for alleged membership in the faith-based...

Turkey arrests 111 military members over Gülen links

An Ä°stanbul court on Wednesday ruled to arrest 111 noncommissioned officers who were detained a few days earlier as part of a large-scale crackdown on followers of...

İstanbul Municipality granted TL 1.2 mln to foundation run by Erdoğan’s son-in-law: report

The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality transferred TL 1.2 million ($210,000) over the first half of 2019 to the Okçular Foundation, an initiative to encourage archery...

Turkish prosecutors receive complaint about government-critical rap song

İstanbul prosecutors have received an official complaint against 18 Turkish rappers who recently released a song in which they targeted the government, the Sözcü newspaper reported on...

Mothers of imprisoned cadets stage sit-ins at ruling party buildings

Mothers of military cadets who were imprisoned after a 2016 coup attempt have stated sit-in protests in front of several ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) buildings,...

Turkey removes Kurdish district mayor following terrorist attack: report

Turkey’s Interior Ministry removed Mehmet Fatih Taş, a district mayor from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Diyarbakır province, from office after he was arrested...

Former judge sentenced to 15 years over Gülen links

Mehmet Kaya, a former judge at Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, was handed down a 15-year prison sentence on Tuesday for alleged membership in the faith-based...

Mayor says Istanbul budget deficit cut by $612 mln in first 2 months in office

The mayor of Istanbul has said the city’s budget deficit has been reduced by $612 million in his first two months in office, according to the...

Police fine mother of ex-military cadet serving life sentence for protesting gov’t

Melek Çetinkaya, the mother of a former military cadet who was sentenced to life in prison due to his alleged role in a 2016 coup attempt,...

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