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Turkey falls the furthest in corruption index: Transparency International

Turkey, among all other countries studied, has seen the biggest decline in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), dropping 32 places since 2012, the Stockholm...

Theologians say Islamic sources cannot be used as pretext to attack LGBT individuals

A Turkish imam’s homophobic comments led to an investigation in Belgium, which brought into the spotlight Islam’s views on LGBT. Theologian Ahmet Kurucan says...

Turkish university investigating academic over ‘inappropriate’ Erdoğan references

The İstanbul-based Marmara University, from where Turkish President Recep Erdoğan allegedly graduated, has announced that it has launched an administrative investigation into one of...

Opposition politician, journalist staged fake attacks on themselves, Bahçeli claims

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has alleged that recent attacks on an opposition politician and a journalist that took...

Gülen followers face investigation for alleged arranged marriages

Cevheri Güven “Who introduced you to your spouse?” is one of the questions routinely asked during the interrogation of people detained as part of investigations...

Uyghurs living in Turkey fear deportation to China as police detain dozens

Turkey is accused of detaining Uyghur refugees for alleged ties to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and sending them to...

Cypriot journalist faces investigation over comments ‘insulting Turkish state’

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into a Turkish Cypriot journalist on accusations of "insulting the Turkish state" over her...

Greece, France sign warplane deal in message to Turkey

Greece and France signed a 2.5 billion euro ($3 billion) warplane deal on Monday as part of a burgeoning arms program to counter Turkish...

Turkey cracks down on migrant trafficking after talks with EU

Turkish police on Saturday detained 72 suspected migrant traffickers in operations across the country following an agreement on the need for consensus reached in...

Most people in Turkey are in debt amid COVID-19 pandemic, survey reveals

A recent report drafted by the Public Services Employees Union of Turkey (Genel-İş), affiliated with the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DİSK), on the...

Support for executive presidency in Turkey below 35 percent: survey

Nationwide support for the executive-style presidential system that was adopted in Turkey with 51.4 percent of the vote in an April 2017 referendum dropped...

Turkey warns EU against ‘language of sanctions’

Turkey's foreign minister on Friday warned the EU against using sanctions as Brussels demanded "tangible outcomes" from a push to repair ties strained by...

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