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Top court says in landmark ruling witness testimony can’t serve as evidence of terrorism

In a landmark decision Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the statement of an eyewitness cannot be regarded as evidence of terrorism in the...

Pro-gov’t journalist associates alcohol ban during lockdown with Gülen

Mehmet Barlas, a columnist for the pro-government Sabah daily, has criticized the Turkish government’s recent move to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages in...

Locals resist pro-gov’t company’s quarrying activities in northern Turkey

A group of villagers has been protesting the opening of a stone quarry by a pro-government company in northern Rize province, arguing that the...

Court orders opposition politician to pay $7,000 in damages to ErdoÄŸan for insult

A politician from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been ordered by a Turkish court to pay damages in the amount of...

Saudi Arabia to close eight Turkish schools: report

Saudi Arabia is set to close eight Turkish schools at the end of the current academic year, a decision that could anger Ankara as...

Turkish Cypriot leader calls on UN to recognize two independent states

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar called on the UN Security Council on Wednesday to recognize two independent states as a way out of the...

Blinken seeks ‘positive way forward’ with Turkey but warns of sanctions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday for better relations with Turkey despite US recognition of the Armenian genocide, but renewed warnings...

Turkey unveils deal for 50 million Sputnik V doses

Turkey announced on Wednesday it has signed a deal for the delivery of 50 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Agence France-Presse...

Jailed former MP faces 5 more years in prison over his ‘justice watch’

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a former MP from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was stripped of his parliamentary status in March and subsequently...

Erdoğan’s son-in-law pleased with Turkey’s removal from F-35 program

Selçuk Bayraktar, the owner of an armed drone manufacturer, has interpreted a US decision to remove Turkey from an international program to jointly manufacture...

Two Tiktok users face legal measures for insulting Turkish passport in video

Two young people were briefly detained, handcuffed and released on judicial probation including a travel ban for allegedly insulting the value of the Turkish...

Opposition slams Erdoğan for weak reaction to Biden’s genocide recognition

Turkey’s opposition leaders have criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over what they say was a feeble reaction to US President Joe Biden’s recognition of...

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