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Erdoğan’s government puts assets seized on political grounds up for sale

Naksan Holding used to be one of Turkey’s largest corporations, operating in the fields of energy, plastics, textiles and carpets. The company’s assets were...

German gov’t: Human rights violations continue despite Turkey’s lifting of state of emergency

Human rights violations are continuing in Turkey despite the lifting of a state of emergency in July 2018, the German government has said, underlining...

Netflix to open office in Turkey amid growing concerns over gov’t censorship

Online streaming platform Netflix announced on Thursday that it would open an office in İstanbul by the second half of 2021, after a new...

Erdoğan sues opposition leader over remarks alleging conspiracy against military

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against the head of the country’s main opposition party seeking TL 500,000 ($64,000) in damages...

Turkey loses 5 more healthcare workers to COVID-19 in a single day

Five healthcare professionals have died over the past 24 hours while attempting to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) announced on...

UNESCO seeks permission to examine alterations to Hagia Sophia and Chora Church: report

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has asked for permission from Turkey to examine possible alterations to Hagia Sophia and the...

İstanbul mayor says municipality soon to reveal AKP-era corruption, irregularities

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has said the municipality is currently working on some 40 files of data detailing incidences of illegal spending...

Over 50,000 people migrated from Turkey to Germany in 2019: report

A total of 51,610 Turks migrated to Germany in 2019, an increase of 8.8 percent compared to 2018 numbers, the Turkish edition of Deutsche...

Turkey fines social media giants for second time as they refuse to observe controversial law: report

Turkey has again imposed fines, this time TL 30 million ($3.8 million) each, on social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for...

Kurdish politicians face hefty fine due to social distancing violations during protest

A fine amounting to TL 140,000 ($18,000) has been imposed on 45 Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) politicians and supporters for violating social distancing...

Turkey sees highest inflation in more than a year at 14 percent

Turkey's annual inflation jumped more than expected to 14.03 percent in November, its highest since August 2019 on the back of the Turkish lira's...

Turkey expels 13 judges, prosecutors from profession over Gülen links

Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has expelled 13 judges and prosecutors from the legal profession due to their alleged links to the...

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