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Hürriyet parts ways with veteran columnist Akyol

The Hürriyet daily, once considered the flagship of the Doğan Media Group, which was sold to the Demirören Group in March, has parted ways...

Erdoğan’s chief press advisor appointed ambassador to the Vatican

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s chief press advisor, Lütfullah Göktaş, has been appointed as Turkey’s new ambassador to the Vatican, the state-run Anadolu news...

Court rules to keep woman in prison who insulted Atatürk

A Turkish court on Thursday ruled for a continuation of the imprisonment of a woman who was arrested for allegedly insulting Atatürk, the founder...

WHO study ranks Turkey first in obesity in Europe with 32 percent

Turkey leads Europe in obesity with 32.1 percent of its population obese, according to a study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO). In Europe,...

Turkey’s Ministry of Education to stop sending grad students to the US

The Turkish Ministry of Education will no longer grant scholarships to students pursuing graduate studies at US universities, the Yeni Åžafak daily reported on...

TV anchorman testifies to prosecutor over allegations of insulting President ErdoÄŸan

Turkey’s Fox TV anchorman Fatih Portakal testified to a prosecutor on Thursday as part of an investigation launched over tweets criticizing censorship of a...

Kanter in Time magazine: I was with Gülen on coup night, he was as shocked as we were

Professional basketball league (NBA) star Enes Kanter wrote an article for Time magazine saying that he was with Fethullah Gülen at his home in...

Top court rejects application demanding opening of Hagia Sophia to Muslim prayer

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected an application which claimed that failing to open the country’s historic Hagia Sophia museum to Muslim prayer violates freedom...

Turkish central bank hikes rates to save weakening lira

Turkey’s central bank raised its benchmark rate by 625 basis points on Thursday in a move that boosted the lira and may ease investor...

Turkish court releases 1 journalist, continues detention of 5 others in Kurdish newspaper trial

A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday to release journalist Pınar Tarlak but continued the pretrial detention of five other staff members during a hearing...

Inmates punished for cartoon insulting ErdoÄŸan in prison publication

Six inmates in a prison in the northwestern province of Bolu have been given 10 days of solitary confinement as punishment for allegedly insulting...

Jailed journalist Ãœnal says Quranic verse considered terror evidence against him

Mustafa Ãœnal (50), a jailed veteran journalist and former Ankara bureau chief for the now-closed Zaman daily, has said his arrest lacks any legal...

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