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EU proposes Turkey join SEPA payments system: report

The European Union has proposed that Turkey join its Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), a move aimed at lowering transfer costs and strengthening economic...

Thousands rally in İstanbul to mark one year since mayor’s detention

Thousands of people gathered outside İstanbul City Hall on Wednesday to mark one year since the detention of Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in a corruption...

Turkish ambassador’s credential delay in Syria raises questions about Ankara’s relations with Damascus

Turkey’s ambassador to Syria, Nuh Yılmaz, presented his credentials to the country's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa 84 days after arriving in Damascus, a delay...

Pro-Kurdish party calls for ‘peace law,’ end to trustees after PKK’s laying down of arms

Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party, has said concrete legal steps, including a “peace law,” the removal of government-appointed trustees and broader...

EU-Turkey migrant deal fueled suffering, rule of law breakdown, rights groups say on 10th anniversary

Human rights groups said on Wednesday that the European Union’s 2016 migration deal with Turkey left a legacy of suffering for asylum seekers and...

Opposition files criminal complaint against justice minister over alleged unexplained wealth

Turkey’s main opposition party filed a criminal complaint against Justice Minister Akın Gürlek after party leader Özgür Özel accused him of engaging in real...

Ramadan school rules spark debate over secular education in Turkey

When Soner Akbal dropped his daughter at school last month, he had no idea he would become the center of a heated controversy over...

Turkey’s opposition leader accuses justice minister of unexplained real estate wealth

Turkey’s main opposition leader on Tuesday accused the justice minister of controlling real estate worth 452 million Turkish lira ($10.2 million), saying the scale...

ECtHR finds Turkey violated rights of ‘woman in red’ Gezi protester over use of tear gas

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of Ceyda Sungur, widely known as the “woman in red”...

Erdoğan rival calls on Turks to mark anniversary of his detention in big rally as his trial continues

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, called on supporters to gather in central İstanbul on Wednesday...

Ankara moves to screen military cargo crossing Turkey amid Iran war

Turkey has imposed new controls on foreign military cargo passing through its territory, requiring shipments of arms, ammunition and related military goods moving from...

Jailed Bolu mayor faces up to 3 years in prison on blackmail charges

Prosecutors in northwestern Turkey have filed an indictment seeking up to three years in prison for jailed Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan on charges of...

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