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ErdoÄŸan opponents allege Greek border pushbacks

For years Greece has been accused of illegally pushing asylum-seekers back to Turkey, a practice it strenuously denies. But according to witnesses and rights groups,...

11 women indicted for making vinegar in Ankara prison

Eleven female inmates who are all political prisoners in the capital city of Ankara have been indicted for making vinegar inside the prison in...

Turkey to introduce heavier penalties for hoarding stock to fight inflation: minister

Turkey will amend the law penalizing restriction of the supply of goods and services to increase the prison term it stipulates, the Turkish justice...

RTÜK fines 4 TV stations over opposition politicians’ remarks on Gezi trial verdict

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed a fine on the pro-opposition Tele1, Halk TV, KRT and Flash Haber...

EU foreign policy chief says Turkey doing ‘very good job’ in Ukraine-Russia mediation

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has praised Turkey for its efforts to mediate between Russia and Ukraine to stop the ongoing Russian invasion...

24 former public servants detained over alleged Gülen links

As part of an operation based in the central province of Konya, Turkish police have detained 24 former public servants who were fired from...

Uyghurs in Turkey urge UN rights chief to probe China ‘re-education camps’

Turkey's Uyghur Muslims on Tuesday urged the UN human rights chief to independently investigate the so-called "re-education camps" and allegations of rights abuses, torture...

Iran slams Turkey’s upstream dam-building activity

Iran on Tuesday described as "unacceptable" upstream dam-building by neighboring Turkey on shared waterways, calling on its neighbor to cease such activity, Agence France-Presse...

Armenian church in SE Turkey reopens after 7-year restoration

An Armenian church in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakır province that was severely damaged during clashes in the area between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)...

Turkish court turns down objection to arrest of Gezi Park trial defendants

A Turkish court on Tuesday rejected an objection to the arrest of eight defendants including prominent businessman and civil society leader Osman Kavala in...

Interior minister says 200,950 Syrians in Turkey have been naturalized

Amid ongoing debates whether Syrian refugees in Turkey will be sent back to their homeland, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced that to date...

ErdoÄŸan announces measures for soaring home prices, draws criticism for favoring construction firms

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has announced several measures addressing soaring real estate prices in a move that comes as Turks have been facing...

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