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EU allocates €560 mln for refugee education, border protection in Turkey

The European Commission has adopted two financing decisions, worth €560 million ($631 million) in total, to support inclusive quality education initiatives and access to...

Turkey authorizes use of own Turkovac vaccine

President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on Wednesday announced the emergency use approval of Turkey's first domestically-developed coronavirus vaccine, Agence France-Presse reported. Turkovac in June entered Phase...

‘People keep coming’: Crisis-hit Turks queue for bread

Under a heavy winter sky, the grimly silent queue of people stretches around the corner from Bayram Duman's kiosk, which offers discount bread for...

‘Abandoned’ by Turkey, Afghan airport staff protest in Kabul

Around 30 Afghans previously employed by Turkey as part of NATO's deployment in Kabul staged a protest Wednesday, accusing Ankara of abandoning them in...

3 Syrian men killed in alleged hate crime in Turkey’s İzmir province: report

Three Syrian men were killed in an alleged hate crime in Turkey’s İzmir province, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported on Tuesday, citing the...

Police officer who shot young Syrian refugee to death given 25 years in prison

In a landmark decision on Tuesday, a Turkish court handed down a prison sentence of 25 years to a police officer who shot a...

Erdoğan’s plan to halt the Turkish lira’s fall explained

The emergency plan unveiled by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan to curb the lira's depreciation stipulates that the country's treasury will make up for...

Detention warrants issued for 58 in separate operations over alleged Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 58 people including civilians, former and active duty military officers and cadets and former police chiefs in...

Ministry challenges top court stay on regulation banning recordings at protests

Turkey’s Interior Ministry and Security General Directorate have challenged a recent decision by the country’s top administrative court, which ruled for a stay of...

Turkish journalist gets suspended sentence over cartoon tweet

A columnist for a leading Turkish opposition daily has been handed down a suspended sentence of nine months on charges of “inciting hatred and...

NGOs urge release of Kurdish politician exhibiting symptoms of dementia

Sixty-eight nongovernmental organizations have issued a joint statement urging the immediate release of jailed Kurdish politician Aysel TuÄŸluk, who according to her lawyer suffers...

Turkey’s banking watchdog threatens legal action over critical comments on exchange rate

Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) has announced that it will take legal action against people who share critical comments on social media...

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