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Turkish purge victim, rights activist loses battle against cancer

Haluk Savaş, 54, a leading human rights activist and a victim of a large-scale post-coup purge in Turkey, lost his battle against cancer on...

Turkey records 1,293 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 5,131

Turkey registered 1,293 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 199,906, according to a chart posted on Twitter by Health Minister...

İstanbul lawyers protest gov’t meddling in bar associations

A group of lawyers gathered in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse in İstanbul on Tuesday to protest a government bill aimed at amending the...

Erdoğan’s ambition and spite know no bounds, Davutoğlu says

Former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on Tuesday slammed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, describing him as someone whose political ambition and grudges know no bounds,...

Erdoğan orders shutdown of university linked to political rival: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ordered the closure of a university in İstanbul linked to a rival and former prime minister, according to...

Turkey defends anti-LGBT tweet by head of Turkish Red Crescent: report

Turkey defended an anti-gay tweet by the head of the Turkish Red Crescent, describing him as a victim of “LGBT propaganda” after his comments...

Erdoğan: Gov’t to proceed with plans to amend bar association law despite lawyers’ protest march

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said deputies from his ruling party are planning to submit to parliament on Tuesday a controversial bill amending...

Migrants increasingly under attack by unidentified groups in the Aegean: report

Attacks and sabotage against migrants by unidentified groups in the Aegean Sea have been on the rise, with masked individuals assaulting migrants and deliberately...

Turkey records 1,374 more coronavirus cases, death toll at 5,115

Turkey’s coronavirus cases increased by 1,374 on Monday to 198,613, according to a chart posted on Twitter by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. The death toll...

Immunity rate for coronavirus at 0.8 pct among Turkish population: expert

Only eight in every 1,000 people in Turkey have developed immunity against the coronavirus so far, a medical doctor on the Health Ministry’s science...

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts western Turkey

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Turkey’s western province of Muğla on Sunday, according to the country's disaster management agency. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority...

RTÜK takes no action against pro-gov’t TV station that received most complaints

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has not taken any punitive action against the pro-government ATV television station despite the fact that the...

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