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Top court rejects pro-Kurdish-party MP’s petition to reverse decision lifting her immunity

Turkey's Constitutional Court has rejected an application submitted by a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) that sought the reversal of a...

158 people face detention over alleged Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 158 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Demirören news agency reported. The detention warrants...

‘Lira at lowest level, can’t decline further,’ Turkey’s finance minister assures citizens

In an attempt to assure holders of lira deposits that there’s no reason for them to switch to foreign currencies, Turkey’s Treasury and Finance...

Far-right Turkish leader praises police violence against members of religious group

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has praised the excessive force used by police officers in the southern province...

Russian oligarch Abramovich’s superyachts dock in Turkey

Two luxury superyachts owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich have docked in Turkey, which has not joined European sanctions against Moscow targeting the Chelsea...

70-year-old detained on Erdoğan insult charges for sharing proverb that led to journalist’s imprisonment

A 70-year-old man was detained in Turkey on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for sharing a proverb quoted earlier by journalist...

Prosecutor seeks 6 years for journalist who exposed nepotism at pro-gov’t foundation

A public prosecutor in Turkey is seeking a six-year sentence for journalist Metin Yücel, who disclosed documents that revealed alleged nepotism engaged in by...

Police violence against members of anti-gov’t religious group sparks outrage

Turkish police in the southern province of Adana sparked outrage when they employed batons, plastic bullets and pepper spray in what many said was...

US suggested Turkey transfer Russian-made missile system to Ukraine: report

The United States has informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Ukraine to help it...

Jailed businessman Kavala back in court, remanded again

Turkey's leading activist Osman Kavala, who at the weekend marked his 1,600th day in prison without conviction, appeared before court Monday for the first...

Turkey says Russia, Ukraine ‘close to agreement’

Turkey on Sunday said Russia and Ukraine made progress on their negotiations to halt the invasion and the two warring sides were close to...

Critical Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden brutally attacked

Ahmet Dönmez, a Turkish journalist critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who has been living in exile in...

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