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Jailed opposition mayor of Turkey’s fourth-largest city faces 402 years in prison

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a sentence of up to 402 years for the jailed mayor of Bursa, Turkey’s fourth-largest city, in an indictment accusing...

BYD puts Turkey factory project on hold, makes Hungary top priority: report

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has put on hold plans to build a factory in Turkey, delaying a planned $1 billion investment in the...

Amnesty urges Turkey to end judicial crackdown on main opposition CHP

Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Turkish authorities to end a crackdown on the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), describing an appeals court decision annulling the...

Turkey orders detention of 78 people over alleged links to Gülen movement

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 78 people as part of an investigation into the alleged education network of the faith-based Gülen...

Pro-Kurdish party plans rallies in 4 cities demanding jailed PKK founder’s release

Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has announced rallies in four cities on June 27 and 28 to demand the release of Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed...

Most Turks opposed possible court move to reinstate Kılıçdaroğlu: poll

A majority of Turks opposed a possible court ruling that would annul the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) 2023 congress and reinstate former...

Turkey pushes global electrification target as COP31 priority

Turkey, which will host the COP31 climate summit in Antalya in November, on Tuesday urged countries to join a voluntary initiative aimed at making...

Turkey detains 45 in raids targeting Barış Boyun crime network

Turkish police detained 45 people in raids across Turkey targeting an organized crime network allegedly led by Barış Boyun, who is in custody in...

ECtHR questions Turkey over lengthy detentions after coup attempt

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has communicated questions to the Turkish government regarding alleged rights violations in the lengthy pretrial detention of 154 people...

Turkish ministries fail to answer nearly one-third of lawmakers’ questions, parliamentary data show

Turkish government ministries failed to answer nearly one-third of written parliamentary questions submitted by lawmakers during the current legislative term, figures obtained by the...

Energy crisis shows need to speed up clean transition, COP31 officials say ahead of Turkey summit

The oil crisis triggered by the Middle East war shows the need to reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports and accelerate the clean energy...

Koç-linked businesses in Turkey attacked amid outrage over tycoon’s remarks about Kurdish women

Several businesses connected to Koç Holding, Turkey’s largest conglomerate, including a bank branch and two sites operated by its automotive retail and car rental...

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