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Mayor of western Turkish city arrested in bribery probe amid crackdown on main opposition

Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım was arrested on Monday along with eight others in a bribery investigation, in the latest legal action targeting municipalities run...

Ankara mayor tops approval rankings as Erdoğan gains ground over jailed rival

Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş remains the most popular political figure in Turkey, while President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has overtaken jailed presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

Prosecutors open new investigation into jailed İstanbul mayor over courtroom remarks

Prosecutors on Monday opened a new investigation into jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition’s presidential candidate, over remarks he made during a...

Retired Russian general blames Ukraine for Black Sea attack on Turkish-operated tanker

A former Russian general has blamed Ukraine for a March 26 attack on the Altura oil tanker, a Turkish-operated vessel sailing under the Sierra...

Turkey’s auto market slows as war-driven costs weigh on demand

Turkey’s automotive market is losing momentum, with March sales expected to fall to by some 97,000 units to 100,000 as rising oil prices and...

Turkey’s economic confidence falls below neutral line in March

Turkey’s economic confidence index fell to 97.9 in March from 100.7 in February, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), slipping...

Turkey to expand Black Sea drilling, launch Somalia offshore well in April

Turkey plans to step up offshore oil and gas activity in April, with new drilling scheduled in the Black Sea and off Somalia as...

Pro-Kurdish party, leftist groups tell Erdoğan gov’t ‘goodwill’ phase for peace is over, urge concrete steps

Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party and leftist political groups on Monday told the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that the “goodwill” phase in Turkey’s...

Businessman says extortion ring tied to justice minister used İstanbul drug probe to demand $2 million

A Turkish businessman wanted in a growing İstanbul investigation into allegations of drug use, drug trafficking and prostitution says a network tied to Justice...

4 detained in embezzlement probe at opposition-run municipality in Ankara

Turkish authorities have detained four municipal officials in Ankara as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement at the opposition-run Etimesgut Municipality, the Anka...

Pakistan to host Saudi, Turkish, Egyptian officials for Mideast war talks

Pakistan's prime minister said he had a "detailed" call with Iran's president on Saturday, as foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey prepared...

Senior MHP official resigns amid internal tensions, Bahçeli downplays rift

A senior official from Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) resigned on Friday following a series of controversial social media posts, fueling speculation about...

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