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Turkish journalist gets suspended sentence for remarks at book fair

A Turkish court has handed down a three-month suspended sentence to investigative journalist Bahadır Özgür for allegedly insulting the government during a 2022 book...

US encourages Turkey, Israel to hold deconfliction talks on Syria: report

The US administration has urged Turkey and Israel to establish a military deconfliction mechanism in Syria to prevent potential accidents, according to a report...

Turkey’s top election authority rejects appeal to annul main opposition party congress

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has rejected an appeal to annul an extraordinary congress held by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) earlier...

Jailed İstanbul mayor warns a democratic Turkey is essential for global stability

A democratic and secular Turkey is vital for the stability of Europe, the Middle East and the international order, jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu...

Middle East changes drive Turkey’s engagement with PKK: senior leader

Cemil Bayık, co-chair of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), a political umbrella group linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), recently told BBC Persian...

CoE’s anti-torture committee visits Turkey amid crackdown on protestors over mayor’s arrest

The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit...

Turkish court convicts Kurdish journalist of disseminating terrorist propaganda

A Turkish court on Monday convicted Kurdish journalist Hayri Demir of disseminating terrorist propaganda through his reporting, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing...

Turkey launches major restoration of Hagia Sophia dome: minister

Turkey has begun what a minister has said is the “largest and most comprehensive” restoration and reinforcement effort on the dome of Hagia Sophia,...

Turkey’s hunger threshold keeps extending lead over minimum wage

Turkey’s hunger threshold for the month of April increased to TL 34,200 ($889), extending its lead over the minimum wage of TL 22,104 ($574),...

6 convicted in Afghan refugee’s death, but rights groups slam lenient sentences

A Turkish court has convicted six people in connection with the death of an undocumented Afghan refugee, but human rights advocates have condemned the...

Headless statue that may depict Roman emperor to be returned to Turkey from US

A headless bronze statue believed to represent Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius will be returned to Turkey from the Cleveland Museum of Art,...

Turkey’s central bank posts another massive loss in 2024 around $18 billion

Turkey’s central bank reported a loss of 700.4 billion Turkish lira ($18.4 billion) for 2024, according to its balance sheet published in the Official...

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