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Turkey’s gambling tax take tops 50 billion lira as betting grows

Tax revenue from gambling in Turkey has risen sharply in recent years as sports betting and other games of chance expanded, reaching 50.2 billion...

43 sought over fake invoicing scheme to evade tax, claim illegal VAT refunds

Turkish prosecutors in İstanbul issued detention warrants for 43 people in an investigation into an alleged fake invoicing scheme that authorities say was used...

8 more detained in Turkey’s expanding drug investigation targeting celebrities

Eight more people, including an actor, have been detained as part of an ongoing drug investigation targeting figures from the television, film and media...

Turkish journalist released under judicial supervision after detention over YouTube comments

Turkish journalist Levent Gültekin has been released under judicial supervision after being briefly detained over comments made on his YouTube program this week, according...

2 pregnant women accused of Gülen ties face harsh prison treatment in Turkey, families say

Two pregnant women imprisoned in Turkey over alleged links to the Gülen movement have been subjected to harsh treatment during hospital visits, including being...

More coverage of Erdoğan’s son fuels talk of succession plan

An increase in news coverage and social media comments concerning Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan, the younger son of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has prompted allegations...

Turkey’s prison population continue to surge, operating at 42 percent over capacity

Turkey’s prison population has climbed to 433,543, exceeding official capacity by 42 percent, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing data from the Civil Society...

ECtHR Grand Chamber to examine Kavala case over post-2019 detention, life sentence

The European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) Grand Chamber will examine a new case concerning the continued detention of Turkish philanthropist and businessman Osman...

4 briefly detained in expanded drug investigation involving celebrities

Four well-known public figures were briefly detained on Thursday as part of an expanded, drug-related investigation targeting celebrities, the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office...

Turkey denies claims of air defense weakness after downing unidentified drone, warns Russia, Ukraine

Turkey’s Defense Ministry has rejected claims that the country’s air defense systems are vulnerable after an unidentified drone was shot down near Ankara earlier...

Turkey’s state fund becomes country’s largest corporate power

Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has become one of the country’s biggest corporate actors after courts put 1,123 companies under its control...

Checks disappeared after Turkey buried the 2013 graft probe. 12 years later, Erdoğan owns the balances.

TM Editorial On Wednesday, December 17, Ali Mahir Başarır, a deputy chair of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), posted a blunt reminder of...

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