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Exiled tycoon says Turkish gov’t members to appear in int’l courts over unlawful confiscations

Cevheri Güven Exiled Turkish businessman Akın İpek has said members of the Turkish government and judiciary who are behind the confiscation of his family’s assets...

Turkey sees wholesale exit of private assets overseas, says opposition MP

An opposition lawmaker has announced that Turkey saw the biggest decline in private wealth in the world, with a total of 17,100 individuals having...

Thousands of businesses in İstanbul, Ankara halt operations amid COVID-19

A total of 20,000 businesses in İstanbul and 15,000 in the Turkish capital city of Ankara have had to halt operations, some permanently, due...

116-year-old Turkish woman beats the coronavirus

Fatma Akyüz, a 116-year-old Turkish woman who lives in the northeastern province of Artvin, has managed to survive a coronavirus infection, according to Turkish...

Turkey’s unemployment slightly down in September, standing at 12.7 percent

Turkey's unemployment rate fell by 1.1 percentage points year-on-year to 12.7 percent in September, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced on Thursday. The country’s unemployment...

Turkey’s opposition figures founding new political parties, citing need for change in politics

Two political figures from the Turkish opposition have announced their plans to launch new political parties, arguing that the current opposition parties have failed...

Turkey’s only COVID-free village grabs national spotlight in fight against virus

A small village in Turkey’s northwestern province of Bartın has attracted tremendous public interest as it has reported no coronavirus infections so far despite...

Coronavirus cases in Turkey exceed 1.5 million: minister

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced that the total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Turkey has exceeded 1.5 million, with...

Jailed journalist under investigation for sending letter detailing unsanitary prison conditions: report

Harun Çümen, a Turkish journalist who had sent a letter from prison about the unsanitary conditions facing inmates in prison, saying they are forced...

Turkey’s top court denies paralyzed Kurdish man release from prison: report

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has denied Abdullah Turan, 24, who is paralyzed from the neck down, release from prison despite a medical report stating that...

Outrage over racism on the pitch sparks debate about racist slurs against Kurdish team Amedspor

This week in the UEFA Champions League, Europe’s foremost sporting event, French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) hosted İstanbul’s Başakşehir in the last week of...

Turkish lawyer to receive Germany’s Anne Klein Women’s Award 2021

Canan Arın, 78, a Turkish lawyer and women’s rights activist, has been announced as the recipient of Germany’s Anne Klein Women’s Award 2021, according...

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