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A former Turkish justice minister got €400K in bribes to help me get out of jail: witness

A former justice minister of Turkey received €400,000 in bribes to help an inmate secure early release from prison, wiretaps of the convict's phone...

Turkey detains 16 over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police have detained 11 students and five homemakers in recent raids in Bursa and İstanbul over suspected links to the faith-based Gülen movement,...

Former Galatasaray star Sneijder had ties to outlaw motorcycle gang: report

Wesley Sneijder, a former Dutch footballer who played for Galatasaray, has been linked to the Comanchero Motorcycle Club, an outlaw biker gang involved in...

Turkey asks Saudi Arabia about detention of journalist over alleged Khashoggi remarks

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has asked for an explanation from Saudi Arabia about the detention of a Turkish journalist last week due to his...

Grease, sweat and tears for Turkey’s Ottoman oil wrestlers

Their torsos slick with oil and sweat, the fighters grapple and tussle for gold and glory, competing in a venerable Turkish sport dating back...

Turkish Airlines office in Tehran closed after employees defy Iran’s headscarf law: report

Police in Iran shut down the Turkish Airlines office in the capital of Tehran after female employees there apparently refused to wear the mandatory...

More than one-fifth of Turks receive gov’t assistance: report

The number of people experiencing financial difficulty in Turkey increased dramatically in the first five months of 2024, with households receiving government assistance seeing...

Turkish volunteer fights to save fire-scarred sheep

Lying on her back, the sheep struggled as the man approached to bandage her udders, which had been burned in a fire last month...

Turkey is 18th most populous among 194 countries: TurkStat

Turkey has been ranked the 18th most populous country in the world, with a population of over 85 million, the state-run Anadolu news agency...

3 leading labor unions in Turkey push for decent wages amid economic woes

The presidents of three major labor unions in Turkey have made a joint call to the government to increase wages and pensions by a...

Turkey launches first home-grown communication satellite into orbit: report

Turkey launched its first domestically produced communications satellite, Turksat 6A, into orbit early on Tuesday, in a move Ankara said would widen the country's...

Turkish authorities launch terror investigation into 16-year-old girl

A 16-year-old girl who was detained on May 7 together with 13 other minors in connection with an ongoing investigation into the faith-based Gülen...

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