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Journalist detained in Gezi Park protest investigation

Journalist İsmail Saymaz was detained early Wednesday morning as part of an investigation led by the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office into the 2013...

Turks see Syria as friendly, view Israel, US as top adversaries: survey

A majority of Turkish citizens view Syria as a friendly state, while identifying Israel and the United States as their country's primary adversaries, a...

Turkey delivers 2 Akıncı armed drones to Somalia amid tensions with US: report

Turkey delivered two advanced Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to Somalia on Tuesday amid tensions with the US over Ankara's deepening military,...

2 other mayors, journalists, businessmen among detainees in probe targeting İmamoğlu

Two district mayors in İstanbul along with other city officials, businessmen and journalists were among more than 80 people detained on Wednesday as part...

Turkey’s central bank sells record amount of FX after lira plunges: report

Turkey's central bank sold a record amount of foreign currency on Wednesday after the lira dropped more than 12 percent following the detention of...

‘Living in a dictatorship’: İstanbul mayor’s detention sparks anger

"We're living in a dictatorship," said Kuzey, an İstanbul shopkeeper, after police detained the city's popular opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on corruption allegations. The early...

İmamoğlu: İstanbul’s powerful mayor and Erdoğan’s biggest rival

İstanbul's powerful mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's biggest political rival, has faced a growing barrage of legal challenges aimed at stopping his...

Erdoğan brands Israel ‘terror state’ after deadly Gaza strikes

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday branded Israel a "terror state" following the most intense Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since a fragile ceasefire...

Turkish university cancels degree of Erdoğan’s strongest rival

A Turkish university said Tuesday that İstanbul's opposition mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu — already the target of a number of court cases — falsely obtained...

Turkey’s justice minister denies jailing journalists for their work amid media crackdown

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has denied that any journalists in Turkey have been jailed for their reporting, despite widespread criticism that the government...

Tesla leads Turkey’s EV market while experiencing European slump

Tesla topped Turkey's electric vehicle (EV) market in February with the sale of more than 3,000 units, according to the Automotive Distributors Association (ODMD),...

Turkish gov’t seeks new big tech regulations that risk clash with US: report

Turkey is planning new rules to rein in the dominance of major tech firms, imitating the European Union’s regulatory approach at the risk of...

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