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Turkey’s far-right leader says attempts to link his party to attacks a ‘conspiracy’

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has slammed efforts to hold his party responsible for attacks on a politician and a...

Facebook jumps on bandwagon to appoint local representative to Turkey

Facebook -- the most-visited website in Turkey -- following in the footsteps of social media giants like popular video-sharing website YouTube, has decided to...

Purge victim reinstated to teaching job after his death

A teacher who was fired by a government decree in the aftermath of a failed coup in Turkey in July 2016 was reinstated two...

İstanbul reservoirs rise to 30 pct capacity after latest rains, snowfall

Reservoirs supplying İstanbul, Turkey’s largest metropolis, which had recently decreased to their lowest level in 15 years after a prolonged lack of precipitation, reached...

Report reveals growing pressure, judicial harassment of journalists in Turkey

An increasing number of journalists are being subjected to government pressure and judicial harassment in Turkey, where 91 journalists are currently in prison for...

Turkey to spend additional $13 million for Erdoğan’s new palace near Lake Van

Turkish taxpayers, who have already paid TL 125 million ($16 million) for the construction of a new presidential palace near Lake Van in eastern...

Opposition MP: 5 journalists assaulted in first 15 days of 2021 due to lack of consequences

An opposition lawmaker has revealed that five members of the press were assaulted on the street in the first 15 days of 2021, mainly...

3,362 people killed, 3,534 mistreated or tortured in Turkey in 2020, opposition MP says

An annual report on human rights violations in Turkey, drafted by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu, has revealed 3,362 deaths...

Erdoğan to appoint son-in-law Albayrak to new position in palace, journalist claims

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made up with his son-in-law, Turkey’s former finance minister Berat Albayrak, and plans to appoint him to a new...

Unable to get a meeting with Biden himself, Erdoğan turns to his defense minister

US President-elect Joe Biden has yet to respond to a request by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for a meeting that was communicated weeks...

Turkey sees sharp rise in number of poverty-related suicides under AKP rule

A total of 4,801 people have died by suicide in Turkey due to financial problems since 2002, when the Justice and Development Party (AKP)...

Opposition politician injured in assault in front of his Ankara house

A politician from Turkey's opposition Gelecek (Future) Party was hospitalized after he was attacked by five unknown assailants in front of his house in...

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