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Disabled woman convicted on terrorism charges due to alleged Gülen links

A young woman with physical disabilities has been handed down a jail sentence of six years, three months on terrorism charges due to alleged...

Turkey’s Health Ministry admits accuracy of COVID-19 tests might be lower than stated

The Turkish Health Ministry’s General Directorate of Public Health has announced that locally produced COVID-19 test kits might have a high margin of error,...

Turkey sees 433 worker suicides in last seven years: report

At least 433 workers in Turkey have died by suicide in the last seven years, the majority of whom were white-collar workers, according to...

Turkey bans smoking in crowded public places to contain pandemic

Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Wednesday banned smoking in crowded public places as part of efforts to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control as coronavirus...

Turkey’s top court rejects main opposition’s appeal of controversial immunity decree

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has unanimously rejected a petition submitted by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) to nullify a controversial government decree that...

More and more regular citizens face legal action in Turkey for criticizing gov’t

Everyday people in Turkey have increasingly been facing legal charges for their criticism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government's policies. In one...

Turkey’s encouragement of informers results in more than 116,000 false tips in 2020

Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül has announced that 116,170 out of 167,719 tip-offs received by Turkish prosecutors in 2020 were false, throwing into question...

Erdoğan denies reports about Cabinet shakeup following minister’s resignation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has denied reports suggesting that there would be a Cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of finance minister Berat Albayrak. Speaking...

Real actors behind July 15 coup attempt are still walking free, newly released journalist says

Müyesser Yıldız, a journalist who was on Monday released pending trial after 155 days of incarceration on charges of political and military espionage, ...

Erdoğan ordered state-run agency to keep silent on Albayrak’s resignation, journalist claims

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan prevented the country’s state-run Anadolu news agency from covering news of the resignation of Berat Albayrak, who is also...

İstanbul has left Wuhan behind, needs urgent lockdown, doctors group warns

The İstanbul Chamber of Physicians (İTO) has warned that Turkey’s most populous city of İstanbul now has more coronavirus infections than the number of...

German couple with Turkish roots behind coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech, Pfizer

The coronavirus vaccine for which German pharma company BioNTech and its US partner, Pfizer, are on the verge of seeking emergency use authorization was...

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