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Turkey among countries invited to summit on Ukraine in London

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has invited more than a dozen leaders from Europe and the EU as well as Turkey to a Sunday...

Pro-gov’t journalists among 14 facing criminal complaints from İstanbul mayor

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has filed criminal complaints against 14 people, including pro-government journalists, accusing them of spreading misleading information about him and insulting...

Opposition politician detained, removed from post over false death claim about far-right leader

A provincial chairman of Turkey’s opposition Gelecek (Future) Party was briefly detained and later removed from his post after falsely claiming on social media...

Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan back Öcalan’s call for PKK to lay down arms, disband

Iraq and its autonomous Kurdistan region have welcomed a call by jailed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Öcalan for the Kurdish militant group...

Syrian Kurdish leader welcomes Öcalan’s call for PKK to disband

The leader of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Thursday welcomed a call by jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Öcalan for...

Mourinho gets four-match ban for ‘monkeys’ comment, referee criticism

Fenerbahçe coach José Mourinho has been suspended for four matches and fined more than 40,000 euros by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for comments...

Öcalan calls on PKK to lay down arms, disband, in historic statement

Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed founder and leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), on Thursday called for his Kurdish militant group to lay...

Turkish defense ministry to sue main opposition leader over criticism of military leadership

Turkey’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday it would pursue legal action against Özgür Özel, chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), following his accusations...

Turkish journalist gets suspended sentence over YouTube interview with Syrian Kurdish leader

A Turkish court on Thursday handed down a suspended 15-month sentence to journalist Nevşin Mengü on conviction of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” in a YouTube...

Bar association executives acquitted for 6th time in ‘Armenian genocide’ commemoration statement

A court has acquitted 11 executives of the Diyarbakır Bar Association in southeastern Turkey of charges stemming from a 2021 statement commemorating the victims...

Amnesty welcomes acquittal of former Turkey chair, laments new crackdown on rights activists

Amnesty International has welcomed the acquittal of Taner Kılıç, a prominent Turkish human rights defender and former chair of Amnesty International’s Turkey branch, after...

Öcalan: PKK founder who urged his fighters to lay down their arms

Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed founder of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds, but a "terrorist" to many within...

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