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Turkey’s economy contracts more than 3 pct, showing signs of recession

The Turkish economy contracted a sharper than expected 3.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, its worst performance in nearly a decade and...

6 Turks illegally sent home from Kosovo on orders from Erdoğan: report

The Kosovar intelligence service illegally deported six Turkish citizens on orders that were likely to have come directly from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Female candidates in Turkey’s local elections below 7 percent

As Turkey’s upcoming local elections draw closer, the proportion of female candidates nominated by major parties for municipal posts are registered at below 7...

Turkey top jailer of female journalists, CPJ announces on International Women’s Day

Turkey is the world’s top jailer of female journalists with 14 in prison, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) announced on March 8, International...

Turkey ranks 85th in economic equality for women: World Bank

In a report recently released by the World Bank, Turkey ranked 85th out of 187 countries in terms of equal economic rights for women,...

Erdoğan accounts for largest increase in populist rhetoric in world: study

According to a study commissioned by The Guardian newspaper based on speeches of over 140 political leaders for the past 20 years, Turkish President...

Turkish football federation bars player for life over injuries to 4 others in match

Turkey’s football federation has barred a player from competition for life after he was accused of injuring four other players with a sharp object...

Turkey’s interior minister threatens to publicly humiliate opposition candidate

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has harshly reacted to opposition mayoral candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu’s claims that İstanbul is not a safe city, threatening to...

After minister’s threat to detain tourists linked to terrorism, Turkey says all are welcome

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday claiming that all tourists are welcome after Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu vowed the day before to...

Former deputy chief justice given 11-year jail sentence over Gülen links

Former deputy chief justice of Turkey’s Constitutional Court Alparslan Altan has been handed down a prison sentence of 11 years, three months on terrorism...

US general says F-35s should not be sold to Turkey unless it drops Russian system

The top US general in Europe said on Tuesday he would recommend that the United States not sell Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 jets to...

Turkish government handing out cheap bank loans in anticipation of local elections: study

As Turkey’s municipal elections draw closer, the Turkish government has put in place several campaigns extending favorable bank loans for housing purchases in what...

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