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‘Complete stop’: New Turkish wall confronts fleeing Afghans

Underwear, an empty bottle and fresh footprints betray signs of migrants sneaking around a new wall along the Turkey-Iran border and stirring worries in...

Political prisoner denied permission to visit his dying son

Prosecutors denied permission to Murat Turan, who wanted to visit his 11-year-old son Ömer Faruk, currently in an intensive care unit due to a...

US warns against travel to Turkey due to COVID-19, urges increased caution for arbitrary detentions, terrorism

The US State Department warned its citizens on Monday against travel to Turkey due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and also urged increased...

Turkish Twitter users call for release of pregnant woman kept in prison despite regulations

Turkish Twitter users launched a hashtag campaign on Sunday calling on authorities to release Huriye Acun, an eight-and-a-half-month pregnant woman who has been kept...

‘Deaths, injuries’ as Turkish air raid hits Iraq clinic

A Turkish air raid hit a clinic in northern Iraq on Tuesday, resulting in fatalities and injuries, Agence France-Presse reported, citing local officials and...

AKP bill calls for prison sentences for ‘insulting,’ ‘disinformation’ on social media

A new bill expected to be proposed soon by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) stipulates prison sentences for social media users who...

Turkey drops Kabul airport plans amid Taliban victory in Afghanistan: report

The Turkish government has dropped plans to take over the airport in Kabul after NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan and amid turmoil following the Taliban’s...

Taliban takeover leaves Iran and Turkey fearing refugee influx

The Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan has left regional heavyweights Iran and Turkey with a headache -- both countries may see an opportunity to...

Turkey welcomes ‘positive messages’ from Taliban

Turkey said on Tuesday it welcomed the "positive messages" to the international community given by Taliban fighters following their seizure of power in Afghanistan,...

Turkey floods death toll at 77, dozens still missing

Seventy-seven people died and at least 40 are still missing in Turkey after flash floods hit Black Sea regions last week, officials said on...

More than 349,000 websites banned in Turkey in last 5 years

A total of 349,763 websites were banned in Turkey between 2016 and 2020, according to the 2020 annual report of the Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD)...

Turkish flight arrives from Kabul carrying more than 300

A Turkish Airline flight from Kabul with 324 Turkish nationals on board landed on Monday in İstanbul, Agence France-Presse reported. The plane, specially arranged by...

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