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It’s not divisive to establish a new party, former PM Davutoğlu says

Former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said he does not view founding new parties as divisive, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Thursday. Speaking on a Turkish journalist’s...

Vehicle crash kills at least 15 migrants in Turkey’s east: report

At least 15 people died and more than 20 were injured on Thursday when a vehicle carrying irregular migrants crashed in eastern Turkey, the state-run Anadolu...

Survey shows 66 percent of Turkish students do not understand what they read

Sixty-six percent of Turkish students scored “mediocre” or below in reading comprehension in a nationwide survey conducted by Turkey’s Ministry of Education, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported. The poor...

New İstanbul mayor appoints municipality’s first female deputy secretary-general

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the newly elected mayor of İstanbul, has appointed Yeşim Meltem Şişli as deputy secretary-general, marking the first time a woman has been installed in that...

46 purge victims have died by suicide since state of emergency declared: report

Forty-six victims of Turkey’s massive post-coup purge of state institutions have committed suicide, according to a report drafted by an opposition deputy on the third anniversary...

Kavala reveals investigation into his alleged role in 2016 coup attempt

Jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala has said he could spend more time in court since an investigation has been launched into his alleged role in...

Suspect in Dink murder trial sentenced to 99 years, six months in prison

Erhan Tuncel, one of the main suspects standing trial for allegedly playing a role in the 2007  murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, was sentenced on Wednesday...

Turkish court clears journalists, human rights defender of terrorism charges

An İstanbul court on Wednesday acquitted two prominent journalists and a human rights activist standing trial on terrorism charges, Reuters reported. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Turkey representative Erol...

Man claims he cut throat of military cadet on Bosporus Bridge during coup attempt

The sister of a military cadet who was killed on the Bosporus Bridge on the night of a failed coup in Turkey on July 15, 2016...

Court refuses to release mother from jail despite baby’s growing tumor

A Turkish court has refused to release a young mother who is in prison with her one-and-a-half-year-old baby in southeastern Turkey although the baby has a...

Kurdish politician faces investigation for wearing jersey with word ‘Kurdistan’

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a local politician from the ranks of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on allegations of terrorism for wearing a...

Tunceli mourns death of 2 Kurdish children in explosion

Two Kurdish children from the same family lost their lives in an explosion in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli on Monday, sparking a wave of...

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