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Courage in Journalism Award given to Kurdish journalist Zehra Doğan

The Washington-based International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) gave one of this year’s Courage in Journalism Awards to Kurdish journalist and painter Zehra Doğan, who...

Erdoğan pledges to fight high interest rates if re-elected

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pledged to fight high interest rates in Turkey if he is re-elected in snap elections on June 24, the...

Turkish reporter tells court his only crime was doing journalism

Jailed Turkish journalist Şirin Kabakçı, who used to be Konya bureau chief for the Zaman daily, Turkey’s highest circulating newspaper before its takeover and...

Turkey’s purchasing power lags behind EU average by 35 points

According to newly released 2017 data from EuroStat, in the volume index of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita expressed in Purchasing Power Standards...

Journalist sent to prison after employer fails to pay fine for offensive column

Turkish journalist Hakan Gülseven was arrested on Tuesday in Balıkesir province after the media outlet he was working for, the Yurt daily, failed to...

Turkish court again rejects Greek soldiers’ request for release

A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled that two Greek soldiers charged with espionage and illegally entering the country would remain in jail, the Hürriyet...

AKP ally Bahçeli hints at fresh elections if they lose majority

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has said a new election will be considered if the alliance between his party and the ruling...

Turkish court acquits hip hop artist Ezhel of all charges

Turkish rapper Ömer Sercan İpekçioğlu, popularly known as Ezhel, was acquitted of charges of encouraging drug use at the first hearing of his trial...

CHP’s presidential candidate İnce details plans for first 100 days

Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce explained his plans for the first hundred days of his presidency, if he is elected, during...

Prosecutor’s office in Konya issues 124 detention warrants over Gülen links

The Konya Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 124 people as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, the...

US Senate passes bill that could block transfer of F-35s to Turkey

The US Senate on Monday passed a bill that could be used to block or slow the transfer of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey,...

AI calls for release of honorary chair after prosecutor fails to make case

Amnesty International (AI) has renewed its call for the immediate release and acquittal of its honorary Turkey chair, Taner Kılıç, based on a police...

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