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Turkish police detain woman staging sit-in to protest sexual abuse of 5-year-old

A Turkish woman who protested the sexual assault of a 5-year-old in İstanbul was briefly detained, the Etkin news agency reported on Wednesday. Yasemin Babat Kayan was taken...

After harsh criticism of ruling party, speech of former PM’s wife canceled by university

After former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu harshly criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling party, a speech to be given by his wife, medical doctor...

Man puts kidney up for sale in İstanbul due to financial problems

A man in İstanbul has put one of his kidneys up for sale due to financial problems, the DHA news agency reported on Wednesday. The man, whose...

General refuses to shake hands with elected Kurdish co-mayors in Kars

A brigadier general refused to shake hands with Ayhan Bilgen and Şevin Alaca, who were elected co-mayors of the eastern Turkish city of Kars...

Turkey orders detention of 120 as part of post-coup crackdown targeting Gülen movement

Turkish prosecutors on Monday issued detention warrants for 120 people, including members of the military, as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based...

President Erdoğan protests Kurdish deputy’s speech in parliament

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan walked out of the Turkish parliament protesting the speech of a Kurdish deputy, stating that he did not want to listen “those...

Turkey’s election board declines AKP request to annul purge victims’ votes

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has declined a request from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to cancel the votes cast by purged civil servants...

On Children’s Day, Turkish teenager says dream is to become German citizen

A Turkish teenager who appeared on a live TV broadcast on the occasion of Turkey’s National Sovereignty and Children’s Day said her future dream was to...

CHP asks for parliamentary investigation into attack on party leader

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has submitted a request to the parliamentary Research Commission concerning an attack on party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu during a soldier’s...

[UPDATE] Former intelligence chief arrested on Erdoğan insult, terrorism charges

Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara, was arrested on Friday on accusations of insulting Turkish President...

Man jailed in post-coup purge receiving cancer treatment in prison

A man who was jailed as part of a massive government-led crackdown on followers of the Gülen movement in the aftermath of a failed...

İstanbul Municipality paid big money to media company before takeover

The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality paid around 13.5 million Turkish lira to a media company on April 17 just hours before the city’s newly elected mayor from...

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