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Erdoğan sues opposition politician over remarks calling him a ‘dictator’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against a main opposition party politician seeking TL 250,000 ($32,000) in damages for remarks accusing...

Pro-government company commercial receives record number of dislikes on YouTube

A commercial posted by the pro-government Cengiz Holding on YouTube has attracted a record number of 40,000 dislikes in a show of public disapproval...

Top court sees rights violation in case of worker purged from municipality in landmark ruling

In a landmark decision Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the right to a fair trial of a worker fired from his municipal job...

Kurdish politician ousted from parliament sentenced to 22 years in prison

A high criminal court in southeastern Turkey has handed down a jail sentence of 22 years, three months on terrorism charges to Leyla Güven,...

Turkey sees record rise in number of new prisons, inmates during AKP rule

There has been a record rise in the number of prisons constructed as well as the number of people who were put behind bars...

Turkey halts flights from the UK, three other countries over new coronavirus strain

Turkey has temporarily halted flights from the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and South Korea in an effort to prevent a new, potentially more contagious...

Scores of women tell of unlawful strip-searches in Turkey’s prisons after AKP deputy’s denial

A number of women subjected to unlawful strip-searches in Turkey’s prisons have come forward to talk about their experiences in videos shared on social...

Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey

Nine people died in a fire on Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in Turkey’s southeastern province of Gaziantep, the country’s...

Audit reports revealing irregularities in AKP-run municipalities removed from website: report

The Turkish Court of Accounts has removed from its official website audit reports for the year 2019 that revealed irregularities in some of the...

No light has been shed on Roboski massacre due to decisions made by MGK members, opposition MP says

A lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has said the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has failed to disclose the...

Court orders continued detention of activist Kavala at first hearing of coup-related trial

An İstanbul court has ruled at the start of a new trial for a continuation of the imprisonment of prominent businessman and human rights...

Turkey to start vaccine rollout for high-risk healthcare workers on Dec. 23

Turkey will begin inoculations of a coronavirus vaccine purchased from Chinese biotech company Sinovac on Dec. 23, with high-risk healthcare workers the first in...

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