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Turkish lira hits record low after Moody’s warns of bank risk

The Turkish lira hit a record low on Tuesday, plunging to TL 4.46 to the US dollar, the BloombergHT news website reported. Following a negative...

2 journalists face lengthy jail sentences due to criticism of Afrin operation

An indictment drafted by Turkish prosecutors seeks 10 and a half years for two journalists, Artı TV Ankara representative Sibel Hürtaş and Mezopotamya news...

Protestors call for release of jailed Turkish journalists as Erdoğan set to meet May

Dozens of demonstrators including representatives of international nongovernmental organizations gathered at Downing Street on Tuesday calling for the release of more than 200 journalists...

Detention warrants issued for 34 more military personnel, 19 arrested

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 31 active duty and three retired members of varying ranks from the...

MHP insists on general amnesty proposal, announces draft bill

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has insisted on a proposal earlier floated for a general...

Erdoğan: Potential winners will celebrate if he’s projected to lose elections

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while speaking to the BBC for a special edition of “HARDtalk” scheduled to air on Monday, said his opponents would be...

Pompeo says US ‘desperately’ needs to get American pastor back from Turkey

The Trump administration is determined to bring American prisoners held in other countries back to the United States, including Pastor Andrew Brunson, currently standing...

Demirtaş announces manifesto, vows to limit powers of presidency

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate, jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş, on Monday announced his manifesto for the upcoming elections on June 24, promising...

[UPDATED] Israeli troops kill scores of Palestinians as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem

At least 62 Palestinians were killed and more than 2,700 wounded by Israeli troops in clashes on the Gaza border, BBC reported, citing Palestinian officials. The violence erupted...

İYİ Party’s Akşener hints at sending Syrian immigrants back home

The İYİ (Good) Party’s presidential candidate, Meral Akşener, on Monday vowed to break the fast for the next Ramadan in Syria, implying that Syrian...

967 more people detained for alleged Gülen links over past week

The Turkish government has detained 967 more people across Turkey over the past week (May 7-May 14) as part of a post-coup witch hunt...

Detention warrants issued for 72 active duty, retired military officers

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday issued arrest warrants for 25 active duty and 47 retired colonels from the Turkish Land Forces...

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