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Court gives lengthy prison sentences to Boydak Holding executives

A high criminal court in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri has handed down prison sentences of up to 18 years to the executives...

Stocks and bonds slide as Turkish lira approaches 2-week low

Turkey’s stocks and bonds slid for a second day and the lira approached a two-week low amid growing investor unease over President Recep Tayyip...

[OPINION] Turkey’s new government spells more troubles for all

Abdullah Bozkurt An Orwellian nightmare is unfolding in Turkey, where life for Turks and foreigners has gotten much worse in the post-election period during which...

Turkish FM calls on Germany to reveal officials’ role in NSU murders

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Wednesday spoke out on a German court ruling concerning murders committed by neo-Nazi terrorist group the National Socialist...

Famous pianist Say hints political pressure behind cancelation of concert

World-famous Turkish pianist Fazıl Say has hinted that “political pressure” was behind the cancelation by production firm Atlantis Yapım of a concert scheduled for...

[UPDATE] Stage actor Aydın briefly detained over social media messages

Outspoken stage actor Orhan Aydın was briefly detained in İstanbul on Tuesday over his social media messages critical of the Turkish government and the president. "I...

[ANALYSIS] Is Turkey really stronger now than before?

Turkey is embarking on a journey toward a stronger government and country, President Tayyip Erdoğan said in his inauguration speech on Monday, promising advancement...

Clause stipulating 5-year term for Turkey’s central bank governor removed

Turkey removed a clause that stipulated a five-year term for the central bank governor, making the changes in a decree published shortly before President...

Academic from Scottish university arrested in Turkey for criticizing Erdoğan

An outspoken Aberdeen University academic has been arrested in Turkey for posting critical commentary online about the country’s leader. Lawyer Hanifi Barış, who graduated from...

[UPDATE] 6 ODTÜ students detained over placard ‘insulting’ Erdoğan

Two more students from Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara were detained on Monday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, bringing...

Court hands down verdicts to former Zaman daily journalists

The İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court after a two-day-long final session handed down jail sentences of varying lengths to journalists from the now-closed Zaman...

Bierhoff: Özil should have been left off World Cup squad after photo with Erdoğan

Germany should have considered leaving midfielder Mesut Özil out of the World Cup squad following the furor caused by the player’s photo with Turkish...

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