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Kurdish party co-chair says will continue supporting opposition candidate in İstanbul

Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) party co-chair Sezai Temelli on Tuesday signaled that the party would continue its support for the opposition’s mayoral candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

Critical Turkish theologian briefly detained during Ramadan event

Turkish theologian and author İhsan Eliaçık was briefly detained on Monday at a Ramadan event held in İstanbul, Sputnik Turkish service reported. He was released today along with...

Turkish financial markets tumble after announcement of new İstanbul election

Turkish financial markets tumbled on Tuesday after the elections board ruled to scrap and re-run the İstanbul election, with the lira down 1.3 percent to its...

Turkey’s election board cancels İstanbul results, announces new polls on June 23

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) on Monday canceled the results of İstanbul’s mayoral election held on March 31, won by an opposition candidate, and announced that...

‘Turkish lira millionaires’ increased by nearly 13,000 in Q1: report

The number of deposit holders with at least 1 million Turkish lira or more in their bank accounts increased by 12,777 in the first quarter of...

Lawyers visit jailed PKK leader Öcalan for first time in 8 years

Lawyers representing jailed leader of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan visited him on May 2 for the first time since 2011, a law...

NBA fires Turkish social media vendor after Enes Kanter censored in tweets

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has fired the Turkish company in charge of operating its Turkish-centric Twitter account after it failed to mention Enes Kanter’s efforts...

Turkey’s top court says no violation of rights during prosecution of jailed journalists Altan, Ilıcak

Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Friday said there was no violation of the right to freedom and security during the prosecution of prominent journalists Ahmet Altan and...

Turkey’s April inflation unexpectedly slows to 19.5 percent amid weak demand

Turkey's inflation rate unexpectedly slowed somewhat to 19.50 percent in April from a year earlier, helped by more moderate rises in transportation and clothing, even while...

Turkey’s top court says rights of convicted journalists Aksoy, Gürsel violated

Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that the rights to freedom and security of journalists Murat Aksoy and Kadri Gürsel were violated by a Turkish court...

Number of migrants entering Europe via Turkey dropped by 17.6 percent in Q1

The number of irregular migrants crossing into Europe by land and sea from Turkey fell by 17.6 percent to 6,864 in the first four months of...

Turkish officials sound optimistic over Syria safe zone after meeting US delegation

Turkish officials sounded optimistic about establishing a safe zone near its southern border after a delegation from Washington visited Ankara this week to discuss issues regarding...

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