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10 opposition city officials face up to 15 years on terrorism charges

An indictment drafted by İstanbul prosecutors is seeking prison sentences of up to 15 years for 10 opposition municipal officials who were arrested last...

Turkey presses PKK to disarm ‘immediately’

Turkey on Thursday insisted the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and all groups allied with it must disarm and disband "immediately,” a week after...

Journalist gets suspended sentence for conveying condolences for late cleric Gülen

A Turkish journalist has been handed down a suspended 15-month sentence on conviction of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” for conveying condolences for the late Fethullah...

3 Kurdish writers detained in house raids in Turkey

Three Kurdish writers have been detained in early-morning house raids in İstanbul and southeastern Turkey, the Mezopotamya news agency reported on Wednesday. Writers Mevlüt Aykoç,...

Israel seeks Russian cooperation to counter Turkish influence in Syria: reports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a senior military official to Moscow for security talks aimed at countering Turkish influence in Syria, an Israeli...

More than 18 million Turks received gov’t assistance in 2024: report

The number of Turkish citizens receiving government assistance surged in 2024, with nearly 800,000 additional households relying on aid amid ongoing economic problems in...

Former intel chief indicted for insulting Erdoğan over his Gaza policy

Turkish prosecutors have indicted a former intelligence chief on accusations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his criticism of Erdoğan’s Gaza policy on...

İstanbul mayor testifies to prosecutors as part of ‘falsified’ degree probe

İstanbul’s popular Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has recently faced multiple investigations, testified to prosecutors as part of a probe into allegations that he falsely...

Journalists from opposition daily acquitted of Gülen-linked charges in retrial

A Turkish court has ruled for the acquittal of staff from the pro-opposition Sözcü newspaper who were retried for allegedly aiding the faith-based Gülen...

Turkey to build first wall on Greek border

Turkey plans to build an 8.5-kilometer (5.2-mile) wall on its western border where neighbors Greece and Bulgaria have already erected their own fences, Agence...

Activists slam Turkish govt’s climate bill for commercializing environmental harm

A coalition of environmental groups has launched a campaign against a climate bill recently introduced by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), criticizing...

Prominent human rights defender released after 94 days in pretrial detention

A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled for the release of Nimet Tanrıkulu, a prominent human rights activist, after she had spent 94 days in...

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