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Davutoğlu says he wanted to work with Babacan on new party but was turned down

Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said he wanted to work together with former minister Ali Babacan for the establishment of a new party but...

400,000 people displaced from Turkey’s Southeast in 2015-2016 military operations: report

A new report has revealed some 400,000 people were displaced from predominantly Kurdish cities during Turkish military operations in 2015 and 2016 against a Kurdish terrorist...

Turkey ranks last among OECD countries in health spending

Turkey spends 4.2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health services, the lowest score among members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),...

4 siblings found dead in İstanbul in possible group suicide over debts

Four siblings were found dead in an apartment building on Tuesday night in İstanbul’s Fatih district, with preliminary findings indicating a possible group suicide due to cyanide...

Indictment seeks up to 15 years for ousted Diyarbakır mayor

Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı, the former mayor of the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakır, faces a jail sentence of from seven to 15 years on charges of...

137,000 Turks moved abroad in 2018

A total of 137,000 Turkish nationals moved abroad in 2018, representing an increase of 20 percent over the previous year, the Sözcü newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing...

Presidential board vows to give no ground in fight against Gülen movement

Turkey’s newly established Presidential Higher Advisory Board led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has voiced its determination to continue with an unprecedented crackdown on followers of...

Pro-gov’t journalist becomes new editor-in-chief of Hürriyet daily

Turkish journalist Ahmet Hakan Coşkun, who has been criticized for avoiding any sharp criticism of the Turkish government and repeating the government narrative on controversial issues, has...

Yet another Gülen follower kidnapped in February mysteriously reappears

Gökhan Türkmen, who disappeared in February and was believed to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence, was “captured” on Tuesday in the southern Turkish province of Antalya,...

Turkey orders detention of 164 suspects in ongoing crackdown on Gülen movement

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 164 suspects, including soldiers and scientists, in five separate investigations into followers of the...

Erdoğan shrugs off criticism of executive presidency, gives Atatürk as an example

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday responded to criticism of Turkey’s executive presidential system of governance directed by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) by...

Turkish court frees veteran journalists Altan, Ilıcak after conviction on terrorism charges

The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court on Monday released veteran journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak pending appeal after convicting them of aiding a terrorist organization,...

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