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Exiled journalist faces 10-year prison sentence for insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish prosecutor has demanded up to 10 and a half years in prison for Hayko Bağdat, a Turkish-Armenian journalist based in Germany, on...

Turkey’s RTÜK rains down sanctions on TV stations

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, has imposed administrative fines and temporary broadcast halts on a number of...

2 killed in northern Iraq airstrike blamed on Turkey

Two people were killed Tuesday in an airstrike in northern Iraq that was blamed on Turkey, Agence France-Presse reported, citing security and health officials. Turkey...

Legal back-and-forth continues in trial of of 2 Vice News reporters in Turkey

The trial of two reporters from US-based Vice News in which they face charges of “aiding a terrorist organization” due to their journalistic work...

More than 1,000 dead or missing in Turkey’s maritime accidents in 8 years

Turkey has since 2016 recorded a total of 3,223 maritime accidents in which 677 people died and 390 went missing, the Stockholm Center for...

‘Exodus,’ a movie tackling global refugee crisis, premieres at Berlinale

“Exodus,” a movie focusing on the stories of a group of people forced to flee from Turkey to Europe to seek asylum, had its...

Turkey arrests 3, detains 6 for spying for France, China: pro-gov’t media

Turkish authorities have detained six individuals suspected of spying for Chinese intelligence and arrested three others accused of espionage on behalf of France's foreign...

Turkey’s Diyanet kept visit to Scandinavian countries secret to avoid criticism

Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), whose budget exceeded seven out of 17 Turkish ministries in 2023, made a visit to Sweden, Norway and...

Journalist gets suspended sentence due to tweet on YPJ women in Kobani

An İstanbul court has handed down a suspended sentence of 15 months to a journalist due to a 2015 tweet that showed women, part...

Lawyer detained for insulting Islamic law released on judicial probation

A Turkish lawyer who was detained on Monday for insulting Sharia, the religious law that is part of the Islamic tradition, on social media...

Erdoğan urges Aliyev to avoid tensions with Armenia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday told Azerbaijan's visiting leader that he wanted Baku to avoid future border flareups with Armenia and to...

US set conditions for Turkey, Greece’s use of fighter jets: report

The United States, which recently approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and F-35s to Greece, stipulated that both countries use the...

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