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Detention warrants issued for 52 accused of links to prime coup suspect

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 52 people on the grounds that they had links to Adil Öksüz, a prime suspect in the investigation into...

Tourists in Trabzon face deportation for taking photos with ‘Kurdistan’ scarves

Nine tourists from Iraqi Kurdistan who travelled to the Black Sea Turkish province of Trabzon on vacation and had photos taken there while wearing scarves bearing...

Turkey’s top appeals court refuses to uphold verdict of Cumhuriyet journalists

A criminal department of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has refused to uphold prison sentences handed down to several journalists and media staff in the Cumhuriyet newspaper...

Journalist sentenced to seven-and-a-half years over Gülen links

The İstanbul 32nd High Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced journalist Harun Çümen to seven-and-a-half years in prison on charges of membership in the Gülen movement, which...

Survey shows 66 percent of Turkish students do not understand what they read

Sixty-six percent of Turkish students scored “mediocre” or below in reading comprehension in a nationwide survey conducted by Turkey’s Ministry of Education, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported. The poor...

Turkish court clears journalists, human rights defender of terrorism charges

An İstanbul court on Wednesday acquitted two prominent journalists and a human rights activist standing trial on terrorism charges, Reuters reported. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Turkey representative Erol...

Turkish diplomat killed in attack on restaurant in Erbil

A diplomat from the Turkish Consulate General in the Iraqi Kurdish province of Erbil was among three people killed in an attack on a restaurant in...

US President Trump reluctantly bans F-35 sales to Turkey

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Turkey will be prohibited from purchasing American F-35 fighter jets after acquiring a Russian air defense system but made...

Trump’s defense secretary nominee says Turkey’s Russian S-400 purchase ‘disappointing’

US President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next secretary of defense called Turkey’s decision to buy Russia’s S-400 air defense system “disappointing,” in remarks that...

53,420 small businesses in Turkey close doors in first half of 2019

According to data provided by the Turkish Tradesmen and Artisans’ Confederation (TESK), 53,420 small business owners in Turkey closed up shop in the first six months...

Turkish lawyer reports torture of suspect detained over Gülen links

A lawyer from Kayseri province has reported that her client, who was detained due to his alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement, was subjected to torture...

885 private companies transferred to TMSF since failed 2016 coup: report

Eight hundred eighty-five private companies have been transferred to Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) since a 2016 failed coup due to their alleged affiliation with...

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