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Gov’t bans free delivery of bread by municipalities during weekend curfew

The Mersin Municipality, run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has announced that it will not be able to deliver free bread to residents...

80-year-old detained for liking social media post critical of Erdoğan

An 80-year-old man in the Turkish capital city of Ankara was detained on allegations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for liking a post on...

Governor blames healthcare workers for high number of COVID-19 cases in Zonguldak

The governor of the Black Sea province of Zonguldak has put the blame on the healthcare workers for the high number of COVID-19 cases it is...

Turkey extends coronavirus measures in 31 cities for another 15 days

The Turkish government has extended coronavirus measures in 30 major cities as well as the non-metropolitan city of Zonguldak for another 15 days as...

Number of COVID-19 cases exceeds 80,000 in Turkey, death toll hits 1,890

Turkey’s confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 3,783 to reach 82,329 in the last 24 hours, and 121 more people have died, bringing the death toll...

Turkey’s interior ministry investigating opposition mayors over coronavirus aid campaigns

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu revealed in an interview with the Sözcü newspaper that Turkey’s interior ministry had launched investigations into him and Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş last...

Turkey closes work week with 78,546 coronavirus cases, death toll hits 1,769

Turkey’s confirmed cases of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, reached 78,546 on Friday, while the death toll increased to 1,769, according to a chart posted...

‘Not just coronavirus but injustice also kills,’ jailed journalist says

Büşra Erdal, a jailed journalist struggling with a judicial system that has deteriorated since a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016, said in a recent letter...

Turkey heading towards dead end because of poor governance, Babacan says

Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) leader Ali Babacan has claimed that Turkey is paying the price of a governance devoid of reason and that the country...

Mob boss praises Erdoğan, Bahçeli upon release from prison

Turkish organized crime boss Alaattin Çakıcı, who was freed from prison on Thursday, has released a letter in which he applauds President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...

Turkish mob boss released while government critics remain in prison: report

An organized crime boss serving a prison sentence in Turkey was set free Thursday as Turkish authorities continued releasing thousands of inmates to ease overcrowding during...

HRW asks Turkish Cyprus to release Syrian migrants under house arrest: report

A human rights group on Thursday urged Turkish Cypriot authorities in the breakaway north of ethnically split Cyprus to release 175 Syrian migrants that it says have...

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