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NGOs call on EU to sanction Turkey’s human rights abusers in joint statement

Eleven nongovernmental organizations have called on the relevant bodies of the European Union to examine the situation in Turkey under the recently adopted Global...

Hand sanitizer brand seized in Europe owned by head of Turkish-American business group

Cevheri Güven The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the EU body mandated to detect, investigate and stop fraud, has seized some 140,000 liters of hand sanitizer...

Turkish gov’t selling aircraft seized from Gülen-linked businessmen

Turkey's state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) is selling two private passenger jets owned by companies seized from businessmen over their alleged links to...

Longtime gov’t critic Sözcü newspaper slapped with $1.8 million tax fine for 2018

Turkish opposition newspaper Sözcü was levied a tax fine of TL 14.5 million ($1.8 million) for the year 2018 over what the paper on...

YouTube to appoint local representative to Turkey in compliance with controversial law

In an apparent surrender to the Turkish government, which requires giant social media companies to appoint local representatives to Turkey, the popular video sharing...

Journalist faces investigation due to remarks targeting Syrian refugees

The İstanbul-based International Refugee Rights Association has announced that it will file a criminal complaint against a famous Turkish journalist due to his remarks...

Unable to control surge, Turkey rises to 6th place worldwide in number of COVID-19 infections

Turkey, which reported 32,102 new coronavirus infections and a death toll of 235 on Dec. 15, has risen to sixth place among countries with...

Erdoğan tells EU’s Michel Turkey wants to build its future with bloc

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told European Council President Charles Michel in a phone call that Turkey wants to build its future with the...

Erdoğan says US sanctions blatant attack on Turkey’s sovereignty

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed the US administration for its decision to sanction NATO ally Turkey over the purchase of a Russian...

Erdoğan spent a record $35 million from discretionary funds in November

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan used a total of TL 279 million ($35 million) of discretionary funds allocated for his use in November, a...

Financial Times selects couple behind coronavirus vaccine ‘People of the Year’

Turkish-German couple Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci, whose biotechnology company BioNTech in partnership with US pharma giant Pfizer developed a coronavirus vaccine in less...

Turkey establishing centers to monitor COVID-19 patients post recovery

Turkey’s Health Ministry has unveiled plans to establish special centers to monitor individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 to observe the infection's effects on...

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