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Interior minister says Turkey captured high-ranking PKK figure

Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu said on Friday that Turkey had captured a high-ranking Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) figure who said the PKK was...

Minister: BBC report on Syrian child labor in Turkey is ill-intentioned

The Turkish minister of labor said on Friday that a BBC news story on Syrian child labor in Turkey is ill-intentioned since it emphasized...

Turkish lira hits a new record low against dollar

The Turkish lira reached a record low on Friday against the US dollar, at 3.1156 lira to the dollar. The Turkish lira has continued to...

CHP leader accuses AKP gov’t of laying groundwork for coup attempt

Leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has accused the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of laying the groundwork...

Municipal workers halt work in Diyarbakır to protest detention of co-mayors

In protest of the detention of the co-mayors of the Diyarbakır Municipality on Tuesday, municipal workers have been refusing to work, paralyzing daily life...

Painting showing Atatürk at rakı table removed from Parliament wall

A painting showing the nation's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, eating at a waterside table with a glass of rakı near his plate, has been...

EU Parliament urges Turkey to release jailed journalists

The EU Parliament (EP) has urged Turkish authorities to release journalists being held without "compelling evidence of criminal activity." The call to authorities came in...

Interior Ministry dismisses 265 officers due to alleged Gülen links

Turkey's Interior Ministry on Friday dismissed a total of 265 military officers, 153 from the Gendarmerie Forces Command and 112 from Coast Guard Command,...

154 arrested, 218 detained over coup charges on Thursday in Turkey

A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves hunted down and taken...

Pro-gov’t İstanbul chief public prosecutor’s brother dismissed over Gülen links

İlhan Fidan, the brother of İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor İrfan Fidan, who is known for his firm stance against the Gülen movement and support...

Turkish justice minister returns empty-handed as US is noncommittal on Gülen’s extradition

Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has returned to Turkey empty-handed as his counterpart, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, did not offer any opinions for...

Turkish justice minister requests US free arrested gold trader Zarrab

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ, who met with his US counterpart, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, on Wednesday, requested the release of Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza...

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