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Main opposition leader’s lawyer faces up to 40 years over Gülen links

An indictment drafted by an İstanbul prosecutor seeks a jail sentence of between 11 and 40 years for one of the lawyers of main opposition Republican...

AKP, MHP reject HDP motion to seeking to examine use of earthquake tax

Deputies from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have rejected a motion proposed by the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic...

Turkish Red Crescent transferred donation from city subsidiary to controversial foundation

The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) has transferred a large donation from a municipal subsidiary to the controversial, pro-government Ensar Foundation, which came to public attention after the...

Former Erdoğan ally Babacan again postpones establishment of new party

Turkey’s former Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, once an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has again postponed the establishment of a new party, which was...

Human rights group’s prison report notes increase in torture allegations in central Turkey

A growing number of inmates have been reporting torture and ill-treatment in prisons located in Central Anatolia, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on Wednesday, citing a...

Turkish youth disillusioned with current politicians, parties: pollster

The majority of Turkey’s youth distrusts the country’s politicians and feels a deep anxiety about its future, Bekir Ağırdır, president of the Konda polling company, has said. Speaking to...

Turkey’s intel agency received criminal notices in English, Arabic, Russian in 2019

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) received more than 40,000 criminal notices from various countries in 2019, with 2,286 in English, 1,427 in Arabic and 1,020 in...

İstanbul mayor criticized for family vacation after visiting scene of earthquake

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has attracted criticism from various political factions for vacationing with his family in Turkey’s eastern mountains days after a visit to Elazığ...

No injuries, damage reported in moderate western Turkey earthquake

A moderate earthquake shook buildings in western Turkey on Tuesday, sending people running into the streets for safety, The Associated Press reported, citing Turkish media. Authorities said there...

Turkish court orders remand of businessman Kavala after lawyers walk out in protest

Defense lawyers walked out of a Turkish courtroom on Tuesday in protest against judges in the case of businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was again remanded...

Jailed visual journalist’s work to be exhibited at New York art gallery

Forty works of art by visual journalist Fevzi Yazıcı, created mostly in prison as he has been behind bars since August 2016 on terrorism and coup...

Jailed mother says baby contracted dysentery in prison, yet denied medication

Arzu Akçakaya, one of the more than 11,000 women who have been jailed as part of a government crackdown on followers of the Gülen movement, has...

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