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No concrete steps from Erdoğan as calls for reform grow after PKK ceremony marking farewell to arms

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday refrained from announcing any concrete steps in response to growing calls for political reform and reintegration after...

Turkey eliminates corn tariffs ahead of harvest, sparking backlash from farmers

Turkey has eliminated a 130 percent tariff on 500,000 tons of corn imports just weeks before the domestic harvest, triggering a backlash from farmers,...

Access to news reports on demolition orders for Bosporus buildings blocked over ‘national security’

Access to news reports about the demolition of unauthorized structures along the Bosporus has been blocked by court order, citing national security concerns, sparking...

Turkey seized $14 billion in Gülen-linked assets after coup attempt, official data show

Turkish authorities have seized 784 companies with a total asset value of TL 42.3 billion at the time of their takeover, an estimated $14...

Pro-Kurdish party denies alliance with Erdoğan’s AKP, backs peace process involvement

The co-chair of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party has denied any political alliance with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling party, following remarks from the president...

US senator vows to maintain block on Turkey’s F-35 jets despite Erdoğan’s push to rejoin program

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch said last Wednesday that he will continue to block the transfer of F-35 fighter jets to...

Erdoğan’s communications directorate has tripled staff, more than doubled spending since 2018

Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate has tripled its staff and more than doubled its spending in US dollar terms since its founding by President Recep...

‘We can’t sleep while Erdoğan continues to hurt his own people,’ says Norwegian author

Bünyamin Tekin Norwegian author, journalist and former politician Odd Anders With says he felt compelled to document the stories of refugees in Norway who fled...

Father seeking justice for daughter sent to prison after Turkish appeals court upholds sentence

Şaban Vatan, the father of a girl whose 2018 death remains unresolved, has been sent to prison in Turkey after the country’s top appeals...

Turkey arrests mayor and 4 municipal officials in expanding crackdown on opposition

A Turkish court arrested the mayor of Şile, a seaside district on the northern outskirts of İstanbul, along with four other municipal officials early...

Turkish court orders release of opposition mayor, but he remains jailed in separate case

A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release of Ahmet Özer, the opposition mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district, in a terrorism-related case, but he...

Turkish prosecutors order detention of 8 over alleged stock market manipulation

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for eight people accused of manipulating trades on the Borsa Istanbul stock exchange, allegedly causing financial harm to...

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