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Turkey’s top court annuls administrative control over student demonstrations on campus

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has struck down parts of a law that stipulated disciplinary action on university students for distributing leaflets, hanging banners and organizing...

Battle for post-Erdoğan Turkey: İstanbul mayor hits back at president’s in-laws

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sharply criticized Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Baykar, a leading defense contractor in Turkey and a relative of President Recep Tayyip...

Finance minister slammed for ‘disturbing’ reference to Turkish people at int’l forum

Turkey’s Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has come under fire for referring to the citizens of Turkey as “locals,” a commonly used term in English...

Rolex watches, business jets: Lavish spending by AKP elite draws public ire

Public unhappiness with members of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is growing due to their extravagant lifestyles amid the country's ongoing economic...

Kurdish man investigated for questioning ‘transferred’ voters on election day

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a Kurdish man who questioned the voters who were allegedly "transferred" to his city of residence in...

Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq kills one: official

One man has been killed in a drone strike in northern Iraq, Agence France-Presse reported, citing a local official in the autonomous Kurdistan region...

Earthquake causes panic, moderate damage in central Turkey

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook the central province of Tokat on Thursday evening, leading to the collapse of a mosque minaret and damage to...

Turkey detains 60 people on alleged Gülen links

Sixty people have been detained in as many as 14 cities for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Ankara,...

Dutch journalist receives death threats for telling Erdoğan’s son-in-law to ‘get out of Kurdistan’

Dutch freelance journalist Frederike Geerdink has reported that she received death threats after criticizing Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Trial concerning 269 luxury residence deaths in Turkey earthquake begins

A Turkish court has begun to hear the trial of eight defendants concerning the death of at least 269 people when a luxury residential...

Turks uneasy with high prices launch boycott of cafes, restaurants

A group of Turks who complain about the high price of food and drink in cafes and restaurants and accuse business owners of engaging...

Netherlands links updating of customs union with Turkey to compliance with ECtHR rulings

The Dutch parliament has voted to make the modernization of the European Union customs union agreement with Turkey conditional on the release of two...

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