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Caught in Erdoğan’s crosshairs: imprisoned journalist Mehmet Baransu

Cevheri Güven Imprisoned for the last six years, handed down dozens of prison sentences, charged in numerous criminal cases in some of which he is...

Turkish Parliament receives proceedings for 8 MPs, including Berberoğlu

The Turkish Parliament has received 10 summaries of proceedings drafted by prosecutors for eight deputies, including main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Enis...

Turkey’s AKP considers reducing 10 percent election threshold

Leading figures from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have expressed the party's willingness to press ahead with legislation to reduce Turkey’s 10...

Efficacy rate of China’s CoronaVac vaccine 83.5 percent, Turkish university says

CoronaVac, a coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac, has an efficacy rate of 83.5 percent, while it has 100 percent success...

Turkey registers highest inflation rate since mid-2019 at 15.61 pct in February

Turkish annual inflation rose more than expected to 15.61 percent in February, the highest since mid-2019 according to official data on Wednesday, keeping pressure...

11 detained in western Turkey over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police on Wednesday detained 11 people in operations across three provinces in western Turkey due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement. The...

Former police chiefs among 10 given aggravated life over 2012 Turkish intelligence crisis

An İstanbul court has handed down aggravated life sentences to 10 defendants, including former police chiefs, over a 2012 crisis in the security bureaucracy...

More than 26,000 workers in Turkey have died in occupational accidents under AKP rule

At least 26,407 workers have died in occupational accidents in Turkey since 2002, when the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government came to power,...

15,834 Turkish nationals sought asylum in Europe last year: EASO

A total of 15,834 Turkish nationals sought international protection in EU member states, Norway and Switzerland in 2020, according to an analysis released by the...

HDP faces ban as Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals launches probe into the party

The chief prosecutor's office of Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has launched a probe into the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and asked for...

Ankara taps Pakistan’s China ties in search of war tech: report

Turkey's push to manufacture warplanes and missiles with Pakistan can be a hookup that could also give it access to war technology from China,...

Prosecutor seeks up to 2 years for İstanbul mayor in case involving former governor

An Ordu prosecutor has demanded a sentence of up to two years in prison for Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of İstanbul from the main...

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