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‘Dying of hypothermia is a kind of martyrdom, too’: Turkey’s Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said the death of two soldiers due to hypothermia in southeastern Tunceli province last week was “a...

Another Turkish journalist indicted over Gülen links

An İstanbul court on Tuesday accepted an indictment demanding seven-and-a-half to 15 years in prison for journalist Alparslan Akkuş, who had worked for the...

ECtHR fines Turkey for failure to balance respect for privacy with press freedom

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday fined Turkey over the failure of local Turkish courts to strike a fair balance between...

Deputy minister under fire for wearing expensive scarf during visit to tragedy site

Turkey’s Deputy Interior Minister Mehmet Ersoy has attracted widespread criticism for wearing an expensive scarf while visiting the scene of a tragedy in the...

70-year-old man jailed over Gülen links begs for justice in letter from prison

Seventy-year-old Alaattin Gökhan, who has been behind bars for 800 days due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, desperately calls for justice to...

MHP to announce former Ankara mayor as mayoral candidate in local elections: reports

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) is preparing to announce Melih Gökçek, the former mayor of Turkey’s capital who had served in office for 23...

15,153 Turkish military personnel dismissed since failed coup: minister

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, the country’s former chief of general staff, has said a total of 15,153 members of the Turkish Armed Forces...

Turkey’s Erdoğan opens controversial new İstanbul airport

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened İstanbul’s controversial new airport on Monday, a mega-project that recently saw a strike over poor working conditions and...

Turkey detains 478 people in past week over Gülen links

Turkish police detained 478 people between Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 as part of its post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the Gülen movement, according...

AKP spokesperson rules out revival of peace negotiations with PKK

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Ömer Çelik on Saturday said people who want to revive peace negotiations between the Turkish government and...

89 percent of Turks happy with their physical appearance: survey

A total of 88.7 percent of Turks are happy about their physical appearance, according to a survey conducted by the Turkish Society of Plastic...

2 Turkish soldiers die of hypothermia in southeastern Tunceli province

Two Turkish soldiers late on Friday died from hypothermia in poor weather conditions in southeastern Tunceli province, BBC Turkish service reported, sparking a debate...

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