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Turkey now has 128 cases of new COVID-19 variant in 17 cities

One hundred twenty-eight cases of a new and potentially more contagious COVID-19 variant have been detected in 17 cities across Turkey, Turkish Health Minister...

More than 200 press members imprisoned in Turkey in last 5 years: report

A figures-based overview of press freedom in Turkey, prepared by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has revealed that more than 200 journalists and media workers...

Opposition vice chair accused of libeling Erdoğan with booklet on Gülen movement

An indictment accusing Gökçe Gökçen, vice chair of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), of libeling President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a result...

Interior Ministry files complaint against opposition leader over ‘militant’ remarks

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has filed a complaint against main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for expressing support for former CHP lawmaker...

Is Erdoğan preparing for a snap election after starting a new war on Kurds?

When Turkey's authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lost his governing majority in the June 2015 elections for the first time since his Justice and...

Erdoğan blames shopkeepers for rising food prices, warns of penalties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan holds the country’s shopkeepers responsible for the country's constantly increasing food prices, warning that they may face penalties if...

ECtHR president says his Turkey visit no pretext for questioning court’s independence

European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) President Róbert Ragnar Spanó has said that his September visit to Turkey, which sparked indignation among critics, is...

State-run bank agrees to pay quake aid to purge victim after outrage

Turkey’s state-run Vakıfbank, which had blocked assistance to the victim of a recent earthquake on the grounds that she was fired in a purge...

VOA documentary explores erosion of press freedom under Erdoğan’s rule

Voice of America (VOA) on Wednesday released “Turkey: Breaking the Silence,” a new documentary exploring the erosion of freedom of the press in Turkey...

41 gendarmerie officers detained over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police on Friday detained 41 gendarmerie officers who had previously been suspended or expelled over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, accused...

Turkey falls the furthest in corruption index: Transparency International

Turkey, among all other countries studied, has seen the biggest decline in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), dropping 32 places since 2012, the Stockholm...

Turkish university investigating academic over ‘inappropriate’ Erdoğan references

The İstanbul-based Marmara University, from where Turkish President Recep Erdoğan allegedly graduated, has announced that it has launched an administrative investigation into one of...

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