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Anti-ErdoÄŸan front expands: 2 new parties to join Nation Alliance

The Nation Alliance, an opposition bloc established to challenge Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 19-year rule, has possibly scored a significant point as one...

Turkish foreign minister plans Saudi visit next week: source

Turkey's foreign minister plans to visit Saudi Arabia next week, his first such trip since journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi Consulate...

Former minister, AKP MP behind suspicious death of Kyrgyz journalist, mob boss claims

Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker has claimed that a former Turkish minister and a lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), a...

South African media questions Karadeniz Holding’s South Africa energy deal

Türkmen Terzi A record 218 billion rand ($15 billion) energy contract between Karadeniz Holding, a Turkish energy company that owns and operates land-based power plants...

Turkey holds key interest rate at 19 percent

Turkey's central bank on Thursday held its main interest rate at 19 percent while hinting that it may be lowered in the months to...

Famous Turkish singer faces insults for objecting to quarry project in northern Turkey

Pro-government media outlets have unleashed a flurry of attacks and insults on famous Turkish pop singer Sezen Aksu after she publicly objected the quarrying...

Travel companies using Turkey to bypass UK quarantine rules: report

Travelers going to Britain from countries with high rates of COVID-19 infections are avoiding mandatory quarantine in airport hotels by taking holidays in Turkey,...

Ex-army chief faces up to 3 in years in prison due to remarks on 1960 coup

Ä°lker BaÅŸbuÄŸ, a former chief of the Turkish General Staff, is facing a prison sentence of up to three years on charges of inciting...

AKP MP ridiculed for mistakenly posting Afghanistan highway photo to praise Turkey

A lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) became the subject of ridicule and jokes on social media when she posted a...

MHP attack on pro-gov’t TV station leads to dismissal, resignation of journalists

One journalist was fired while another resigned in protest at the pro-government Habertürk TV after the station was harassed by politicians from Turkey's far-right...

Syrian refugee critical of police raid on mosque to be deported

Munip Ali, a Syrian refugee who tweeted criticism of a police raid on a mosque targeting followers of an anti-government religious group, will be deported,...

Gendarmerie commander responsible for burning down Kurdish village, killing 9, Turkish court says

Bülent Karaoğlu, a former gendarmerie officer, was responsible for the burning down of the southeastern Turkish village of Altınova (Vartinis) in 1993, which caused...

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