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Erdoğan’s calm on pro-EU leader’s win in northern Cyprus tied to defense partnership with EU: analysts

Bünyamin Tekin Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s restrained reaction to the landslide victory of a pro-European leader in the Turkish-controlled north of Cyprus reflects Ankara’s...

Turkish authorities detain 286 more people over alleged Gülen links: minister

Turkish authorities have detained 286 people and arrested 154 of them in an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya...

Erdoğan travels to Doha in bid for used Qatari Eurofighter jets

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was due in Doha late Tuesday as Ankara seeks to acquire some of Qatar's used Eurofighter Typhoon jets, a Turkish...

Turkey’s jewelry industry nears collapse amid abuse of export incentives

Turkey’s gold and jewelry industry is facing severe losses, with thousands of jobs at risk and hundreds of companies reportedly moving operations abroad, as...

Erdoğan’s former ‘pen pal’ awarded $17 million public housing tender

A construction tender worth nearly 700 million Turkish lira ($17 million) from Turkey’s state housing agency has been awarded to a company co-owned by...

Teen pregnancies in Turkey spark renewed scrutiny of child abuse, state protection

Several recent reports of teenage pregnancies in Turkey have reignited public debate over child abuse and the government’s failure to protect minors, amid official...

Investigation launched into main opposition MP over alleged insult of Erdoğan: minister

Turkey’s justice minister announced on Monday the launch of an investigation into Ali Mahir Başarır, deputy parliamentary group chair of the main opposition Republican...

Turkish prosecutors seek long jail terms for opposition mayors

İstanbul prosecutors demand lengthy prison sentences for seven mayors from the country's main opposition party who are to go on trial accused of being...

Turkish authorities detain 62 over alleged Gülen links in latest crackdown

Turkish authorities have detained 62 people across the country over the past two weeks as part of a continuing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen...

Israel lets relatives of slain Hamas leader leave Gaza after Turkish request: report

Israel allowed at least 66 Palestinians and Turkish citizens to leave the Gaza Strip earlier this month at Ankara’s request, including 16 relatives of...

Turkish defense executive freed after US dropped NATO-linked bribery case: report

The US Justice Department on July 9 asked a federal court to dismiss a NATO-linked bribery case that had initially prompted the arrest of...

Bahçeli urges Turkish Cyprus to reject election result, calls for annexation to Turkey

Turkey’s far-right leader Devlet Bahçeli has reacted angrily to the election result in the Turkish-controlled north of Cyprus, where opposition leader Tufan Erhürman won...

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