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Prosecutor extends detention of journalist Öztürk

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday extended the detention of Ece Sevim Öztürk, a journalist known for her investigative reporting on a...

Erdoğan says first thing to do after elections is to end state of emergency

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government will terminate an ongoing state of emergency in the...

Turkish lira lurches towards record low despite central bank moves

The Turkish lira lurched back towards a recent record low on Wednesday despite moves by the central bank, including hikes in interest rates totaling...

CHP’s İnce asks if intelligence agency is tasked with following the opposition

Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce asked on Tuesday if it is the task of the intelligence agency to follow opposition campaigns, in...

Turkish court bans Periscope over copyright violation

A Turkish court on Tuesday banned all services of Periscope, a live video broadcasting platform owned by Twitter and popularly used by the opposition...

Turkish economy grows 7.4 percent in Q1, exceeding forecasts

The Turkish economy exceeded expectations by growing 7.4 percent in the first quarter over the same period last year, according to Turkish Statistics Institute...

Turkey’s opposition parties get little to no coverage on private TV stations

While public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) is being heavily criticized for giving little to no airtime to the election campaigns of opposition...

Erdoğan brags about Der Spiegel cover misrepresented by pro-gov’t daily

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has voiced satisfaction with making it to the current cover of German magazine Der Spiegel, which according to a...

German football supporters jeer Gündoğan over meeting with Erdoğan

German national football team player İlkay Gündoğan was booed by supporters during a friendly between Germany and Saudi Arabia in Leverkusen on Friday over...

Police brutality targeting high school students sparks protests in İstanbul

Residents of İstanbul’s Kadıköy district gathered in protest outside a police station late Friday night after law enforcement officers beat and detained students demonstrating...

Detention warrants issued for 64 people over Gülen links

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Friday issued detention warrants for 64 people for working for now-closed associations allegedly linked to the faith-based...

RTÜK starts to issue fines over English-language lyrics of pop songs

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has started to fine Turkish TV stations over the English-language lyrics of pop songs they broadcast, Hürriyet...

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