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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...

Turkey adds 4,281 more cases as coronavirus death toll hits 1,518

Turkey saw 4,281 more confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, while the death toll increased by 115 to 1,518, according to a chart posted on Twitter by...

Articles regulating foreign social media in Turkey withdrawn from bill by AKP: report

A bill proposing measures to fight the coronavirus dropped calls for foreign social media companies to appoint representatives in Turkey when it was introduced it parliament...

Interior minister’s resignation exposes conflicts within Erdoğan’s party: report

The political fallout from Turkey’s rushed coronavirus lockdown at the weekend has exposed tensions at the top of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party...

COVID-19 cases in Turkey climb above 65,000, death toll at 1,403: minister

Turkey’s confirmed cases of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, increased by 4,062 on Tuesday, reaching 65,111 in total, according to a chart posted on Twitter...

İstanbul Municipality dismantles Erdoğan aide’s improvements on leased property

Municipal workers in İstanbul have dismantled a series of improvements on a property on the Bosporus in İstanbul’s Kuzguncuk neighborhood leased by Fahrettin Altun, President Recep Tayyip...

Turkish intelligence allowed to ‘question’ prisoners under newly passed bill

A bill passed on Tuesday by the Turkish parliament allows intelligence officers to temporarily take inmates out of prison facilities for “questioning” on terrorism-related crimes, the Cumhuriyet...

Turkish opposition plans to take controversial early release bill to Constitutional Court

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has said it is preparing to file a complaint with the Constitutional Court about a controversial early release bill aimed...

Turkish parliament passes release bill that excludes prisoners accused of ‘terrorism’

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that will allow the release of tens of thousands of prisoners to ease overcrowding in jails and protect detainees...

Turkey’s coronavirus cases hit 61,049, death toll at 1,296: minister

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Turkey has reached 61,049 with an increase of 4,093 on Monday, while the death toll increased to 1,296, according...

Turkey working on bill allowing dismissal of academics for ‘terrorist propaganda’

The National Education Committee in the Turkish parliament has approved a bill that provides for the dismissal of academic personnel at universities for “disseminating terrorist propaganda,” the...

3 Turkish prisoners die out of 17 infected with coronavirus: minister

Three Turkish prisoners have died of the coronavirus, Turkey’s justice minister said on Monday as he announced the first cases of convicts diagnosed with the disease, AFP...

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