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Turkey says it killed nearly 3,800 PKK terrorists over 2 years: report

Close to 3,800 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists have been killed in some 230,000 counterterrorism operations conducted by Turkey’s security forces in the last two-and-a-half years, according...

Turkish libraries held some 69.3 mln volumes in 2018: statistical authority

Libraries across Turkey held nearly 69.3 million books as of the end of 2018, the country's statistical authority reported on Thursday, according to the state-run Anadolu...

Top court rules rights violation in governor’s interference in Armenian patriarchal election

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that there was a violation of the freedom of religion in the interference by the İstanbul Governor’s Office in the Armenian...

Critical journalist says Erdoğan ordered her dismissal from CNN Türk

Nevşin Mengü , a journalist critical of the government who used to work for Turkish broadcaster CNN Türk, has said she was fired from the TV...

15-year-old Kurdish girl released pending trial after 12-day detention

A 15-year-old Kurdish girl who was taken into police custody along with other family members was released 12 days later, the gazetekarınca news website reported on...

Deputy who went on hunger strike takes parliamentary oath a year late

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Leyla Güven, who had been on a hunger strike for nearly 200 days, took the parliamentary oath of office on Wednesday,...

Journalist convicted of Gülen links, released pending appeal

The İstanbul 35th High Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced veteran journalist Mehmet Gündem to six years, 10 months, 15 days on charges of membership in the...

Turkey’s Erdoğan accuses Babacan of abandoning Islamist cause with new party plans: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on Wednesday said membership in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was based on the principle of staying loyal to the...

Ä°mamoÄŸlu says municipal vehicles exchanged for cheaper models before he took office

Newly elected mayor of Ä°stanbul Ekrem Ä°mamoÄŸlu has said some vehicles at the municipality were exchanged for cheaper models before June 23, when he was elected...

Presidency seeks annulment of parliamentary immunity of opposition leader, 9 deputies

A presidential summary of proceedings seeking the removal of the parliamentary immunity of Turkey’s main opposition leader and nine opposition deputies has made its way to...

2 Turkish soldiers killed, 1 injured in PKK terrorist attack: report

Two Turkish soldiers were killed and another was injured in a terrorist attack on Tuesday carried out by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in eastern Turkey,...

Terror victim’s father receives suspended sentence for insulting Erdoğan

Mustafa DoÄŸan, the father of a 2015 terrorist attack victim, was given a suspended 10-month sentence on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan in a...

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