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Pro-Erdoğan ex-wrestler becomes executive board member of state-run Vakıfbank

Hamza Yerlikaya, the youth and sports deputy minister and a former Olympic wrestler, has become an executive board member of Turkey’s state-run Vakıfbank, the...

Turkey records 1,459 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths

Turkey on Saturday registered 1,459 new coronavirus cases, a significant upward movement from the recent pattern, according to a chart posted on Twitter by...

Erdoğan aide angry at Twitter’s decision to suspend state-linked accounts

Turkey’s Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun criticized Twitter’s decision to suspend thousands of state-linked accounts from Turkey, posting a statement on Twitter. Twitter announced overnight...

Turkey’s coronavirus cases exceed 175,000, death toll at 4,778

Turkey’s coronavirus cases exceeded 175,000 on Friday with an increase of 1,195, according to a chart posted on Twitter by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. The...

Prominent Turkish journalist arrested on accusations of revealing state secrets

A Turkish court has jailed a prominent journalist from an online news outlet pending trial on accusations that she revealed state secrets in two...

140 Turkish policemen, soldiers test positive for COVID-19 in Syria’s Afrin, Idlib

A total of 140 police and military members assigned to the Syria’s Idlib and Afrin regions have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Rahmi...

Turkey’s ruling party passes neighborhood watchmen bill, alarming opposition

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Thursday granted wider powers to a nighttime neighborhood watchmen force that dates back to the Ottoman...

Turkey now has 173,036 coronavirus cases and a death toll of 4,746, says minister

Turkey announced 922 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number to 173,036, according to a chart posted on Twitter by Health Minister...

Prosecutor orders detention of 63 suspects over Gülen links in post-coup crackdown

The Adana Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday issued detention warrants for 63 suspects as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, the...

Turkey eases pandemic measures further, vows to boost economy

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday Turkey was largely lifting stay-at-home orders for people aged 65 and older and for youngsters as part...

Turkey orders detention of 414 alleged Gülen members in post-coup crackdown

Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 414 people, mainly military personnel, over suspected links to the network that Ankara says orchestrated a failed...

Erdoğan will allow court to decide fate of Hagia Sophia as mosque or museum

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he is waiting for a decision from the Council of State regarding the conversion of the historic...

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