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[UPDATE] Death toll rises to 21 in İstanbul building collapse

The death toll has risen to twenty one and dozens of people are currently hospitalized for injuries sustained in an eight-story residential building collapse...

‘Former AKP ministers might establish a new party after elections’

Etyen Mahçupyan, a former advisor to former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, has said former ministers of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) could...

Voting against AKP will incur wrath of God, says trade union chairman

Salahaddin Hünü, the chairman of an İzmir tradesmen’s association, suggested that those who don’t vote for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) candidate...

Leading AKP figure tipped off about rise in property values prior to purchase

Numan Kurtulmuş, a leading figure in Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has been found to own land in a lucrative area that...

‘I’m hungry!’ woman shouts during temporary job placement drawing in Turkey

A woman who was among thousands of applicants for a public job drawing in Turkey’s Tokat province shouted to officials that she was hungry,...

Opposition leader says critical election ad removed due to government pressure

Chairman of the opposition Felicity Party (SP) Temel Karamollaoğlu said on Wednesday that an election ad his party ran was removed as a result...

11-year-old girl who stole warm clothes for siblings faces punishment

A 11-year-old girl in the southeastern Turkish province of Şanlıurfa who stole warm clothes for her four siblings because they were wearing T-shirts in...

HDP begins ‘Peace Vigil’ in Turkish Parliament

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) launched a “Peace Vigil” in the Turkish Parliament on Tuesday evening in support of a party deputy who...

Man given 14-month suspended sentence on Erdoğan insult charges

A man in the central Turkish province of Eskişehir has been handed down a suspended sentence of 14 months on charges of insulting Turkish...

15-year sentences sought for 33 lawyers due to alleged Gülen links

A public prosecutor has sought a prison sentence of 15 years for each of 33 lawyers on charges of membership in a terrorist organization...

Investigation launched into Erdoğan ally mafia leader for call to arms

The Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker, a devotee of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

Detained woman says tortured for 6 months at secret center in Ankara

A woman detained on allegations of terrorism claimed at a hearing on Tuesday that she was tortured for six months at a secret center...

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