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Jailed PKK leader warns ‘coup mechanics’ will kick in if peace talks collapse

The jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has warned that Ankara’s renewed peace efforts with the group “must succeed,” saying that...

Lottery ticket sellers say the business is dying because ‘Turkey turned into a casino’

Street vendors selling lottery tickets in İzmir say demand for the New Year draw has collapsed, blaming the rise of online gambling and the...

Ukraine behind Black Sea tanker attacks, Turkish officials report second strike

Turkey said Saturday that one of two oil tankers damaged by explosions in the Black Sea had been struck a second time overnight, as...

Pope visits İstanbul’s Blue Mosque

Pope Leo XIV visited İstanbul’s Blue Mosque early Saturday, marking his first visit to a Muslim house of worship since becoming head of the...

92 detained in week of operations targeting Gülen movement

Turkish authorities detained 92 people in a week of nationwide raids targeting alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced...

[OPINION] Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey: warm optics, cold realities

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey has been wrapped in the language of peace, unity and dialogue. Official ceremonies, symbolic gestures in...

Pope and Orthodox leader mark early Christian milestone in İznik

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I gathered in the western Turkish town of İznik on Friday to mark the 1,700th anniversary of...

Turkey’s new judicial bill would allow rapid online takedowns without a court order

Turkey’s government has introduced a new bill that would allow the removal of online content before a judge issues a ruling. The proposal is part...

Main opposition opens congress with major program overhaul, message of readiness to govern

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Friday opened its 39th Ordinary Congress in Ankara with a strong emphasis on preparing for power,...

MP slams new bill for denying early release to thousands wrongfully jailed under post-coup crackdown

A member of Turkey’s parliament said Thursday that the government’s new judicial reform bill repeats an old pattern by freeing many violent offenders while...

Over 3 million investigated, half a million convicted of terrorism in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

A total of 3,093,084 people in Turkey have been investigated for terrorism-related offenses since a coup attempt in 2016, with 527,100 convicted, justice ministry...

Turkish gov’t submits new bill that could free up to 55K inmates with expanded supervised release

Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Wednesday submitted a new judicial reform package to parliament that would restart a COVID-era early release...

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