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Hamas-linked company shareholders in Turkey hit by new US sanctions

Three shareholders of a company in Turkey that has links to the Palestinian militant group Hamas are among the Hamas-linked officials and financial networks...

Kidnapped Yazidi child put back under state protection after outrage

A kidnapped Yazidi child who last year was handed over by the Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Services to a family associated with...

HRW: Turkish airstrikes in Syria lead to humanitarian crisis, disrupting water, electricity

Drone strikes by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria between Oct. 5 and 10 damaged critical infrastructure and resulted...

İstanbul bookstore sparks criticism with antisemitic sign amid Israeli-Hamas conflict

In an example of growing antisemitism in Turkey following the start of the Israeli-Hamas conflict, the owner of a bookstore in İstanbul’s Beyazıt district...

Kurdish politician in Turkey kept in jail despite eligibility for release

Gültan Kışanak, a Kurdish politician and the former co-mayor of the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır incarcerated in Turkey, is being denied release by...

Turkey ranks 117th among 142 countries in global rule of law index

Turkey was ranked 117th among 142 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Wednesday, dropping one...

Erdoğan tells pope Israel is committing a ‘massacre’ in Gaza, calls for int’l action

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused Israel of committing a massacre in Gaza in a phone call with Pope Francis on Thursday as he...

Turkish ministry handed over kidnapped Yazidi child to ISIL-linked family that sold her: report

The Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Services last year handed over a kidnapped Yazidi child to a family associated with the Islamic State...

MFRR report reveals widespread media freedom violations in Turkey in first half of 2023

There were 136 cases of press and media freedom violations in Turkey, involving 172 persons or media entities, in the first six months of...

Amnesty says court ruling for release of jailed MP ‘long overdue’

Prominent human rights organization Amnesty International has welcomed a decision from Turkey’s Constitutional Court concerning the violation of rights of a jailed lawmaker but...

Erdoğan challenges Atatürk’s legacy on Turkey’s centenary

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will mark Turkey's centenary Sunday by honoring the post-Ottoman republic's revered founder while chipping away at the foundation of his...

Turkey’s central bank sharply raises key interest rate to combat inflation

Turkey's central bank sharply raised its policy rate for the fifth month running on Thursday as part of its battle against historically high inflation...

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