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Syriacs in Turkey today: Prison for sharing bread

Alin Ozinian A Turkish court sentenced a Syriac priest to two years, one month in prison on terrorism-related charges on April 7. Father Sefer (Aho)...

Erdoğan defends minister after spat with Greece

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday robustly defended his foreign minister after he traded barbs in an unusually public spat with his Greek...

French mosque subsidy dropped in ‘foreign meddling’ row

A controversial plan to use public money for building a mosque in Strasbourg stalled on Friday after the Turkish backers of the project dropped...

Turkey failed to implement most anti-corruption recommendations: 2020 report

A report recently released by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), has revealed that Turkey had failed...

Jailed media executive faces 2,500 years in match-fixing ‘conspiracy’ trial

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to 2,445 years for Hidayet Karaca, former chief executive of the Samanyolu Media Group, on...

Turkey bans cryptocurrencies for buying goods, services

Turkey’s central bank is banning the use of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in payment for goods and services, according to a decision published in...

French national tortured by fellow inmates in Turkish prison due to sexual orientation

Fabien Azoulay, a gay and Jewish French national who is serving 16 years, eight months in a Turkish prison for buying drugs online, was...

7 more retired officers summoned to testify over Bosporus treaty warning

Turkish prosecutors have summoned six retired admirals and one retired general who were among the signatories of a statement that openly criticized a canal...

Greek, Turkish ministers clash at heated news event

The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey on Thursday clashed on a wide range of issues during a heated news conference that underscored the...

The question that puts Erdoğan on edge: Where’s the $128 billion?

Cevheri Güven The sale of $128 billion in central bank reserves during Berat Albayrak’s time as minister of treasury and finance has become a major...

Alleged torture of ex-governors at Ankara Police Department causes outcry on social media

A large number of people have taken to Twitter over claims that more than 30 former local governors detained as part of an Ankara-based...

Independent MP faces removal of immunity due to support for Boğaziçi protests

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has drafted a summary of proceedings against independent Turkish lawmaker Ahmet Şık due to his support for ongoing...

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