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Turkey to lift COVID-19 restrictions amid Delta variant fears

With Turkey planning to remove virtually all restrictions introduced to contain the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, physicians have drawn attention to the rising number...

Top Turkish court rejects appeal to reverse Erdoğan’s decision to exit Istanbul Convention

The Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, has rejected an appeal demanding cancellation of a presidential decree that pulled the country out of...

OECD urges Turkey to implement reforms to boost fight against foreign bribery

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Working Group on Bribery (WGB) on Tuesday reiterated a call on Turkey to urgently implement key...

European court rules Turkey violated top judge’s rights

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkey had violated the right to liberty and security as well as the right...

42 migrants pushed back, 12 stripped and beaten by Greece: Turkey’s Defense Ministry

Turkey’s Defense Ministry has reported that Greek authorities have detained and illegally sent back to Turkey 42 irregular migrants, 12 of whom were stripped...

Mob boss exposes gov’t figures involved in extortion of businessmen over Gülen links

Sedat Peker, a well-known Turkish mob boss, has exposed individuals affiliated with Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who are allegedly part of...

Turkish footballer sparks homophobic backlash with rainbow T-shirt

Galatasaray footballer Taylan Antalyalı sparked a homophobic backlash when he shared a friend’s story on Instagram showing Antalyalı wearing a T-shirt reading “Powered by...

14 press organizations protest police violence against Turkish journalists

Representatives from 14 press organizations gathered in the capital city of Ankara on Tuesday to condemn the increasing police violence against journalists in Turkey,...

Police, military officers among 47 detained over Gülen links

Turkish police have detained 47 people including former and active duty police and military officers due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, accused...

Turkish court reinstates official fired during emergency rule in landmark decision

A Turkish court on Monday ruled in a precedent-setting case to reinstate a public servant who was fired from her job by a government...

US calls on Turkey to respect LGBT rights after Pride march detentions

The United States has expressed concern about Turkey’s prevention of a Pride march in Istanbul on Saturday, calling on the country to respect freedom...

Int’l journalist associations condemn brutal detention of AFP photographer

The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday condemned the brutal detention of AFP photographer Bülent Kılıç while covering...

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