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17 prime suspects in 2016 coup trial given life sentences by Turkish court

The Ankara 17th High Criminal Court on Thursday handed down aggravated life sentences to 17 prime suspects in the main trial for the 2016 coup attempt,...

Candidates questioned about Islamic rituals, AKP values at İSKİ recruitment interview: report

Individuals who apply for a job at the İstanbul Water and Sewage Administration (İSKİ) are asked questions during the recruitment interview about the values promoted by...

Erdoğan says Ordu incident could block İmamoğlu’s path to mayoralty

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the opposition’s mayoral candidate for İstanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, may not be able to assume the post due to an...

İmamoğlu appears on state broadcaster for first time, alleging discrimination

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayoral candidate for İstanbul from the Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Tuesday evening appeared on the state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) for...

Konda poll says opposition’s İmamoğlu leading by 8 percent

Turkey’s opposition candidate for İstanbul mayoral office is leading the polls with more than 8 percent, according to a prominent Turkish polling company. Conducted on 3,498 İstanbulites...

Jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş urges support for opposition’s İstanbul mayoral candidate

Former co-chairperson of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been behind bars since November 2016, has called on his party’s base to...

Erdoğan spends record $430 mln from state budget in first 5 months of 2019

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spent a record amount of TL 2.5 billion ($430 million) from the state budget in the first five months of...

Kurdish airport worker commits suicide over social exclusion due to ethnic roots

A Kurdish security guard working at İstanbul Airport committed suicide on Monday evening, jumping from an elevated area in an airport terminal and indicating the social exclusion...

Turkey orders detention of 168 as part of post-coup crackdown on Gülen movement

Turkish prosecutors in İzmir, Konya and Ankara provinces issued detention warrants for 168 people as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen...

Purge victim teacher takes own life in Denizli

Canan Ş., one of the thousands of teachers who were fired by the Turkish government due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, committed suicide...

CNN Türk sold to pro-gov’t media group: report

The Turkish franchise of CNN International, CNN Türk, owned by the Demirören Group, has been sold to the pro-government Turkuvaz Media Group, according to a report...

Finance minister sends thank you note to businessman convicted of Gülen links

Turkey’s Finance Minister Berat Albayrak has sent a thank you note to businessman Hüseyin Nuri Çomu, who was convicted of terrorism due to his alleged links...

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