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Arrest warrant issued for CEO of pro-opposition TV station amid crackdown

A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for Cafer Mahiroğlu, the CEO of opposition-aligned broadcaster Halk TV, as part of an expanding judicial...

2 detained as expert report finds 6 safety failures in electrocution death of Manisa mayor

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç announced Wednesday that two people have been detained as part of an expanding investigation into the death of Manisa...

Former İstanbul municipality media director alleges rights violations in prison

Dr. İpek Elif Atayman, the former general manager of the İstanbul Municipality’s media company, has alleged her rights are being violated through abusive prison...

US religious freedom commission recommends Turkey for Special Watch List over severe violations

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended that Turkey be placed on the State Department’s Special Watch List for engaging in...

Top court judge found shot in head in hotel room in SE Turkey

A judge serving on Turkey's top administrative court has been found with a gunshot wound to the head in his hotel room in southeastern...

Turkey’s new prison reform law sparks outcry over exclusion of political prisoners

As a new prison reform bill passed into law last week has granted early parole to many inmates in Turkey, the families of political...

Turkey’s MKE unveils Pirana: mission-ready kamikaze naval drone completes final testing

The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE), a state-owned defense contractor in Turkey, announced on Sunday that its new Pirana kamikaze unmanned surface vehicle...

Turkey once again ranked among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC

A yearly report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on labor rights has once again ranked Turkey as one of the 10 worst countries...

Thousands mourn Turkish mayor at emotional funeral following fatal electrical shock

Manisa Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek was laid to rest Tuesday in what local officials described as one of the largest funerals in the city’s history,...

UN rapporteur urges Turkey to halt ship allegedly delivering steel to Israeli weapons industry

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has called on Turkish authorities to investigate and stop a cargo ship...

Turkey’s two-tiered tourism pricing leaves locals in the cold

Turkish hotels are charging Turks up to three times more than German tourists for the same all-inclusive resort vacations, in a dual pricing system...

[UPDATE] Turkish mayor dies after electric shock at home pool

Manisa Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek died Monday at the age of 48, three days after suffering a severe electrical shock while inspecting a malfunction in...

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