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Journalist’s arrest under controversial disinformation law draws widespread condemnation

The arrest of a veteran investigative journalist under a controversial law criminalizing disinformation following his report on alleged corruption in the Turkish judiciary, which...

Writer to serve sentence for showing solidarity with Kurdish daily

A Kurdish writer has been sent to prison to serve a 15-month sentence on conviction of disseminating terrorist propaganda when acting as the symbolic...

Turkey’s central bank raises year-end inflation forecasts for 2023, 2024

Turkey’s central bank on Thursday raised its inflation forecasts for the end of 2023 and 2024, with a peak expected next May as high...

Turkish parliament won’t speed up Sweden’s NATO bid, committee chair says

The Turkish parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee will discuss ratifying Sweden's NATO membership bid as part of its regular agenda since the issue was not...

Iran, Turkey call for meeting to avert spread of Israel-Hamas war

Turkey and Iran on Wednesday called for a regional conference to prevent the expansion of the war between Israel and Hamas, Agence France-Presse reported. "We...

Turkey to tighten law on crypto assets to get off terrorist financing ‘grey list’: report

Turkey is preparing new crypto-asset legislation to convince an international crime watchdog to remove the country from its "grey list" of countries that have...

Youngsters overwhelmed by housing woes in Turkey, student suicides surge

Recent incidents in state-run dormitories have left young people in Turkey grappling with poor living conditions, with an increase in suspicious deaths and suicides...

Lower court refuses to release opposition MP from prison despite top court ruling

A high criminal court in İstanbul has failed to comply with a recent ruling from Turkey’s Constitutional Court, which found rights violations in the...

German minister with Turkish roots says Erdoğan’s defense of Hamas ‘unacceptable’

Cem Özdemir, who is of Turkish descent and currently serves as Germany's agriculture minister, has in an interview with the T24 news website criticized Turkish...

Lawyers call for release of Kurdish politician kept in jail despite eligibility to be freed

Lawyers for a Kurdish politician who has been jailed for seven years have called on Turkish judicial authorities to release her as she has...

Turkey-based company hit by US sanctions denies aiding Hamas

A Turkey-based company hit by new US sanctions on Friday due to its alleged links to the Palestinian militant group Hamas has denied claims...

Israel says recalling diplomatic staff from Turkey after Erdoğan’s Gaza remarks

Israel said Saturday it was recalling its diplomatic staff from Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lashed out at its military campaign in Gaza,...

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