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Erdoğan rebukes Spanish journalist over question on jailed dissidents Demirtaş, Kavala

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reprimanded a Spanish journalist for “defending terrorists” when asked about European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rulings Turkey has...

Turkey studies new taxes worth $7 billion that target corporates: report

Turkish lawmakers have drafted new tax proposals aimed mostly at companies, seeking to repair a budget buffeted by last year’s earthquakes, in what would...

Thousands attend rally in Hakkari protesting removal of Kurdish mayor

A large rally was held on Thursday in the southeastern Turkish province of Hakkari in protest of the removal of the city’s democratically elected...

Female students almost barred from graduation ceremony due to ‘inappropriate’ outfits

A number of female high school students were finally allowed to attend their graduation ceremony in Kocaeli province after much ado over their outfits,...

22 rights groups in Turkey call on gov’t to allow Pride Month events

Twenty-two human rights organizations have in a joint statement called on the Turkish government to avoid blanket bans and other discriminatory restrictions on Pride...

Turkey’s political landscape changing amid repercussions of AKP local election defeat

More than two months after the historic defeat of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in local elections, its shockwaves...

Turkish gov’t has agreed to abandon controversial ‘agents of influence’ legislation: MP

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has abandoned its plans to include a controversial piece of legislation in a proposed judicial package that...

Erdoğan thanks Spain for Gaza stance

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday hailed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for his stance on the Gaza war which has seen the Spanish...

Turkish court acquits police officers on trial for Kurdish lawyer’s murder

Bünyamin Tekin A Turkish court has acquitted three police officers accused of killing prominent human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi, who was shot dead in 2015...

Putin is unhappy that Erdoğan’s pro-Western turn is harming Russian interests

Bünyamin Tekin In a rare bilateral meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Moscow on Tuesday. The meeting marks Putin's...

Turkey among those hit by new US sanctions targeting Russia over Ukraine war

In a bid to constrain Moscow's war in Ukraine, the US announced new sanctions on Wednesday on more than 300 targets, including entities in...

US ambassador says rift on Gaza does not change Turkey’s commitment to the West: report

US Ambassador to Ankara Jeff Flake has said Turkey remains firmly anchored in the West and that its partnership with the United States has...

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