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Internet freedom worsened in Turkey in 2024, with 740,624 domains and 8,762 news reports blocked

Internet freedom in Turkey deteriorated in 2024, with authorities blocking access to 740,624 domain names and 8,762 news reports, the Stockholm Center for Freedom...

Turkey recovers black box from crashed plane

Turkish authorities on Wednesday found the cockpit voice recorder and black box from a private jet that crashed killing the head of Libya's armed...

Libya’s top military chief killed in plane crash in Turkey

The head of Libya's armed forces and four other passengers died on Tuesday when their business jet crashed shortly after taking off from Ankara,...

Turkey detains 22 from İstanbul’s Şile Municipality amid crackdown on main opposition

Turkish police have detained 22 people from a district municipality in Istanbul run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) as part of...

Epstein documents cite claims of minors brought from Turkey

Court documents released by the US Justice Department in the Jeffrey Epstein case include an unverified allegation that minors may have been transported from...

Turkish Airlines to launch daily İstanbul–Yerevan flights from March 2026

Turkey’s flagship carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), will begin daily flights between İstanbul and the Armenian capital of Yerevan starting March 11, 2026, according to...

ECtHR sets 6-week deadline for interventions ahead of March Kavala hearing

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has set a six-week deadline for third-party interventions ahead of a hearing scheduled for March in the...

Turkey sentences 2 French women to 10 years in prison for drug smuggling

A Turkish court has sentenced two French women to 10 years in prison for attempting to smuggle nearly 25 kilograms of cannabis into the...

Turkey’s main opposition files criminal complaint against prosecutor leading CHP investigations

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has filed a criminal complaint against İstanbul’s top prosecutor, Akın Gürlek, who is overseeing an intensifying crackdown...

Deadly clashes erupt in Aleppo as Turkey urges Kurds not to hinder Syria’s stability

The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces on Monday ordered their fighters to cease fire following deadly clashes that came as Turkey's top diplomat urged...

28 more detained in expanding probe into PayCo electronic payment company

Turkish gendarmerie teams have detained 28 more suspects in an expanding investigation into the PayCo electronic payment company over alleged money laundering, illegal betting...

Turkey’s opposition leader draws backlash for remarks targeting people who fled gov’t crackdown

Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has elicited sharp criticism from politicians, legal experts, journalists and human rights...

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