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Far-right leader vouches for jailed crime boss in case that fuels talk of rift with Erdoğan’s AKP

Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahçeli on Tuesday defended Selahattin Yılmaz, a nationalist underworld figure arrested in an organized crime probe, calling...

UN rapporteurs warn Turkey over disproportionate use of force and torture during İmamoğlu protests

United Nations special rapporteurs expressed serious concerns regarding allegations of disproportionate use of force and torture by Turkish police during demonstrations in March protesting...

Man in custody after torching car outside Turkish Parliament, evoking memories of 1990s Kurdish disappearances

Turkish police detained a man on Tuesday after he set a white Renault Toros on fire at the entrance of the parliament building in...

İstanbul district mayor among 17 arrested in expanding crackdown on main opposition

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of Beyoğlu Mayor İnan Güney and 16 others on charges of fraud and membership in a criminal...

Turkish civil servants stage nationwide strike over wage dispute

Civil servant unions across Turkey staged a nationwide work stoppage and held rallies on Monday to protest the government’s latest pay offer during ongoing...

Pregnant teacher delivers baby while held in pretrial detention in Turkey

A Turkish teacher who was nine months pregnant has given birth while being held in pretrial detention in a case that has sparked criticism...

More than half of Turkey’s households classified in lower socioeconomic groups, official data show

More than half of Turkey’s households fall into the lower end of the country’s socioeconomic scale, according to new data released by the Turkish...

US religious freedom body spotlights worsening treatment of faith groups in Turkey

Abdülhamit Bilici, Washington, D.C. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) convened a virtual hearing on Thursday to examine what witnesses described as severe...

[OPINION] US report sounds the alarm over Turkey’s rights record

Adem Yavuz Arslan* When the US Department of State releases its annual human rights report, the world listens. Far more than a bureaucratic exercise, the...

4 migrants found dead off west coast of Turkey

At least four migrants drowned after their rubber dinghy capsized off Turkey’s western coast on Monday, the coast guard said. The incident occurred near the...

EBRD lends $150 million to Enerjisa for rebuilding power network in Turkey’s quake-hit south

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a $150 million loan to Enerjisa Enerji to rebuild and modernize the...

Russian FM discusses Alaska summit outcome with Turkish, Hungarian counterparts: report

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by phone with his Turkish and Hungarian counterparts on Saturday following a high-profile summit in Alaska between US...

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