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Erdoğan pledges support for capital punishment after murder video sparks outrage

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again brought up the issue of restoring the death penalty, vowing to approve such legislation if parliament passes it,...

Kurdish mayors vow to challenge their removal in court

Three Kurdish mayors sacked by the Turkish government this month over alleged links to militants on Thursday lambasted a "political putsch" they vowed to challenge in...

Men in Tunceli stage protest against domestic violence by wearing skirts

A group of men who are members of a theater group in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli staged a protest against domestic violence by wearing...

Former justice minister resigns from AKP: report

Former Justice and Development Party (AKP) minister Sadullah Ergin has resigned from the party, joining a group of other politicians who recently parted ways with the...

Turkey reassigns 6 generals for second time in a month

A presidential decree on Wednesday reassigned two brigadier generals and four major generals in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) less than a month after they had received...

Jailed journalist Türköne says he is hopeful Turkey will restore rule of law

Journalist and political scientist Professor Mümtaz’er Türköne, who is among the dozens of journalists critical of the government arrested in the aftermath of a failed coup...

Court bans access to reports on AKP deputy’s scholarship from İstanbul Municipality

An İstanbul court has imposed an access ban on news reports and social media posts about Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Ravza Kavakçı Kan, who...

184 intellectuals denounce removal of 3 Kurdish mayors by Turkish government

One hundred eighty-four intellectuals have released a joint statement denouncing the recent removal of three Kurdish mayors from office by the Turkish government, the Artı Gerçek news...

274 minors gave birth in two years at hospital in Turkey’s Antalya

A total of 274 minors aged between 14 and 17 gave birth at the Kepez Public Hospital in Turkey’s southern province of Antalya, the BirGün newspaper reported...

More than 88 percent of Turkish households have Internet access: TurkStat

Almost nine out of 10 households in Turkey currently enjoy Internet access, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported, citing a Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) survey released on...

Turkey orders detention of 44 soldiers in post-coup crackdown on Gülen movement

Turkey on Tuesday ordered the detention of 44 active duty soldiers as part of a massive post-coup crackdown targeting faith-based Gülen movement followers. Ankara accuses the movement...

İstanbul mayor cuts over $60 million in support to pro-gov’t foundations

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Tuesday announced that the municipality had cut more than TL 357 million ($61.40 million) in financial support for pro-government foundations, Turkish...

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