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Kılıçdaroğlu visits Gezi trial defendants, calls for immediate release

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of Turkey's main opposition the Republican People's Party (CHP), visited Gezi Park trial defendants in Silivri's Marmara Prison on Friday and...

Man gets restraining order against journalist he attacked in eastern Turkey

A municipal employee who in June attacked a local journalist in eastern Bitlis province has obtained a restraining order against the journalist, claiming to...

Foreign Ministry confirms drone downed by US in Syria belonged to Turkey

The Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday that a drone downed in northeast Syria by the United States on Thursday belonged to Turkey, while...

DEVA Party calls on gov’t, top court to implement ECtHR rulings

A spokesperson for the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) has called on the Turkish government and the Constitutional Court to implement rulings handed...

Police detain 167 across Turkey over alleged links to PKK, ISIL

Turkish security forces have detained 167 people including a journalist on suspicion of membership in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Islamic...

23 face detention due to social media posts about Ankara bombing

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 23 people over their messages on social media about a terrorist attack in Ankara on Sunday that...

Int’l journalism organizations find Turkey’s ‘press freedom crisis’ worsening

Turkey's deteriorating press freedom landscape came under scrutiny this week as a coalition of five international media and journalism organizations reported increased harassment, arbitrary...

Turkey’s intel agency renditioned Gülenist businessman from Tajikistan: state-run media

Koray Vural, a Turkish businessman who had gone missing in Tajikistan in mid-September and was being sought by Turkey over his links to the...

EU’s Borrell regrets Turkey and Azerbaijan skipped summit

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell expressed great regret on Thursday that Azerbaijan and Turkey had decided not to attend a summit of European...

Turkey’s finance minister rejects tax break request from 3 biggest football clubs

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has rejected a request for a reduction in taxes from the chairmen of Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş, the three...

Turkey to host next gathering of allies to discuss Ukraine peace: report

Turkey is preparing to host the third international gathering of national security advisers working to build support for a peace summit Ukraine wants to...

[UPDATE] At least 9 dead in Turkish strikes on northeast Syria: Kurdish forces

Turkish strikes Thursday on military and infrastructure targets in Kurdish-held northeastern Syria killed at least nine people after Ankara had threatened raids in retaliation...

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