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MetroPoll survey shows İstanbul mayor winning re-election against 3 possible AKP candidates

İstanbul’s opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is likely to secure re-election against three possible candidates to be nominated by the ruling Justice and Development Party...

School named after officer accused of torturing Kurds during 1980s military rule draws ire

The revelation that a primary school in the western province of İzmir was named after Esat Oktay Yıldıran, a military officer who was accused...

Turkey seeks up to 6 years in prison for son of Somali president over deadly accident

Turkish prosecutors have drafted an indictment against a son of Somali President Hasan Sheikh Mohamud seeking a prison sentence of up to six years...

Former Turkish vice president allegedly received $50 mln bribe from mafia group

The former vice president of Turkey received $50 million in bribes from a mafia group to prevent the government from confiscating their assets in...

Veteran journalist faces investigation for ‘targeting’ father of slain soldier

An investigation has been launched into veteran journalist Can Ataklı due to his statements targeting the father of a Turkish soldier who was recently...

Eight civilians killed in Turkish airstrikes on Syria

Turkish airstrikes killed eight civilians in Syria's Kurdish-held northeast Monday, a war monitor and local media said, as Ankara launched operations in Iraq and...

12 soldiers killed in PKK attacks in northern Iraq: Turkish defense ministry

Twelve Turkish soldiers have been killed over two days in separate attacks on bases in northern Iraq, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Turkey’s defense ministry...

Executive at Turkish anti-addiction organization arrested for alleged drug possession

Ahmet Zorlu, the Kilis branch head of Turkish anti-addiction organization the Green Crescent (Yeşilay), was arrested after 800 grams of drugs were seized in...

Turkey’s top judicial board reassigns 506 judges, prosecutors amid allegations of corruption

The Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), Turkey’s top judicial board, has recently reassigned 506 judges and prosecutors, including several facing bribery and other...

Police detain 304 across Turkey over alleged links to ISIL

Turkish authorities have detained 304 people over alleged ties to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant group in operations conducted...

Turkey’s ‘disinformation law’ weaponized to target journalists: int’l NGOs

A new report released jointly by several international NGOs details the worsening press freedom environment in Turkey, accusing the government of instrumentalizing the recently...

Turkish judges and prosecutors jailing people over ByLock could be prosecuted abroad for crimes against humanity: legal expert

Kerem Gülay, an academic from Turkey’s Koç University, said judges and prosecutors who are responsible for the mass incarceration of people for Gülen movement...

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