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Father of soldier burned to death by ISIL claims Turkey forced son to join ISIL as informant

The father of one of two Turkish soldiers who were allegedly burned to death by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists...

Me Too movement shakes Turkish literary world, one author accused of harassment takes own life

More and more Turkish women in social media have begun to recount their memories of sexual assault and harassment by famous Turkish authors in...

Erdoğan refuses to declare 14-day lockdown despite calls from medical community

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has no plans to declare a 14-day lockdown to contain...

Turkey posts yet another current account deficit in October

Turkey’s current account remained in deficit for the 11th month in a row amid a deteriorating trade balance, Bloomberg reported. The gap in Turkey’s current-account...

Turkey now 8th in the world for highest number of COVID-19 cases

Turkey has moved into 8th place worldwide in terms of highest number of COVID-19 cases since Turkey’s Health Ministry began last month reporting the number...

Social media giants slapped with second hefty fine under controversial law

Turkey has again imposed fines, this time in the amount of TL 30 million ($3.8 million) each, on social media giants such as Facebook,...

Exiled tycoon says Turkish gov’t members to appear in int’l courts over unlawful confiscations

Cevheri Güven Exiled Turkish businessman Akın İpek has said members of the Turkish government and judiciary who are behind the confiscation of his family’s assets...

Thousands of businesses in İstanbul, Ankara halt operations amid COVID-19

A total of 20,000 businesses in İstanbul and 15,000 in the Turkish capital city of Ankara have had to halt operations, some permanently, due...

Turkey’s unemployment slightly down in September, standing at 12.7 percent

Turkey's unemployment rate fell by 1.1 percentage points year-on-year to 12.7 percent in September, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced on Thursday. The country’s unemployment...

Turkey’s only COVID-free village grabs national spotlight in fight against virus

A small village in Turkey’s northwestern province of Bartın has attracted tremendous public interest as it has reported no coronavirus infections so far despite...

EU adopts global sanctions regime against human rights abusers

The Council of the European Union on Monday adopted a regulation establishing a global human rights sanctions regime. The new regime grants the EU a...

Turkish lawyer to receive Germany’s Anne Klein Women’s Award 2021

Canan Arın, 78, a Turkish lawyer and women’s rights activist, has been announced as the recipient of Germany’s Anne Klein Women’s Award 2021, according...

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