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Despite rain, large crowd turns out for Pope Leo’s Mass in İstanbul

Thousands of worshippers battled the rain to join Pope Leo XIV as he celebrated Mass in İstanbul on Saturday, the last full day of...

Lottery ticket sellers say the business is dying because ‘Turkey turned into a casino’

Street vendors selling lottery tickets in İzmir say demand for the New Year draw has collapsed, blaming the rise of online gambling and the...

Pope visits İstanbul’s Blue Mosque

Pope Leo XIV visited İstanbul’s Blue Mosque early Saturday, marking his first visit to a Muslim house of worship since becoming head of the...

Turkey’s new judicial bill would allow rapid online takedowns without a court order

Turkey’s government has introduced a new bill that would allow the removal of online content before a judge issues a ruling. The proposal is part...

Main opposition opens congress with major program overhaul, message of readiness to govern

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Friday opened its 39th Ordinary Congress in Ankara with a strong emphasis on preparing for power,...

MP slams new bill for denying early release to thousands wrongfully jailed under post-coup crackdown

A member of Turkey’s parliament said Thursday that the government’s new judicial reform bill repeats an old pattern by freeing many violent offenders while...

Berlin says ‘time to open a new chapter’ on Turkey’s EU accession

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said Turkey could see a fresh opening in its long-stalled bid to join the European Union, signaling Berlin’s...

Orthodox leader says Turkey shows no ‘hostility’ to Christians

Muslim-majority Turkey, which is hosting Pope Leo XIV on his first overseas trip as pontiff, is not "a hostile environment" for Christians, the ecumenical...

Pope John Paul II’s attacker removed from Turkish town before Leo’s visit: media

A man who attacked Pope John Paul II in 1981 was escorted from the Turkish town of İznik on Thursday ahead of Pope Leo...

Over 3 million investigated, half a million convicted of terrorism in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

A total of 3,093,084 people in Turkey have been investigated for terrorism-related offenses since a coup attempt in 2016, with 527,100 convicted, justice ministry...

Turkish gov’t submits new bill that could free up to 55K inmates with expanded supervised release

Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Wednesday submitted a new judicial reform package to parliament that would restart a COVID-era early release...

İstanbul court releases 7 in ‘urban consensus’ case involving opposition’s 2024 election strategy

An İstanbul court has released seven of nine defendants jailed in the so-called “urban consensus” case, which concerns the opposition’s cooperation strategy in the...

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