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TurkStat raises eyebrows with ‘unrealistic’ prices it uses to calculate inflation

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), which is accused of underreporting Turkey’s inflation figures, is using prices for its basket of 100 items of goods...

Int’l rights groups call on EU to do more for media freedom, human rights in Turkey

Prominent press organizations and rights groups have in a joint letter called on the European Commission and the new European Parliament to strengthen their...

ECtHR notifies Turkey of 3rd batch of 1,000 applications over Gülen movement convictions

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday notified Ankara of 1,000 applications in its docket for convictions of Gülen movement membership over...

Erdoğan’s oversized convoy in Berlin criticized amid austerity measures

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s enormous convoy in Berlin for the Euro 2024 quarterfinal match has drawn sharp criticism amid austerity measures currently being implemented...

Doğan exits Turkey’s media sector with sale of magazine group

Turkish businessman Aydın Doğan, who was once the owner of the largest media conglomerate in Turkey but who gradually sold his media assets after...

China’s BYD signs deal to open electric car plant in Turkey

China's electric vehicle giant BYD on Monday signed an agreement to open a plant in Turkey, in a move that will help it dodge...

515 journalists prosecuted in Turkey in past 6 months: report

A total of 515 journalists faced prosecution in Turkey in the first six months of 2024, with 36 of them receiving prison sentences or...

RSF calls on Turkey to reinstate Açık Radyo’s broadcasting license

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Turkish judicial authorities to overturn a decision by country’s broadcasting and streaming regulator to rescind independent radio...

Erdoğan says may invite Syria’s Assad to Turkey ‘at any moment’

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday said he might invite his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad to Turkey "at any moment,” in a sign of...

Turkey takes on Dutch in politically charged Euros quarter-final, England faces Swiss

Turkey faces the Netherlands in a Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday whose lead-up has been dominated by a diplomatic row between the Turks and...

Gülen movement falsely blamed for ex-Grey Wolves leader’s murder to protect real killers: widow

The widow of slain former Grey Wolves leader Sinan Ateş has accused Turkish authorities of falsely blaming the Gülen movement for her husband’s murder...

US expected to extradite Turkish teen involved in fatal crash in Turkey, his mother: minister

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has said they expect US authorities to extradite a dual Turkish-US citizen accused of causing a fatal car accident...

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