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CHP to apply to high court against parliament speaker’s İstanbul mayoral bid

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Wednesday said they would apply to the Constitutional Court against the ruling Justice and Development Party’s...

Turkish generals removed from command opposed operation in Manbij: columnist

A columnist on Wednesday claimed that two Turkish generals who were removed from command in Syria were opposed to a military offensive east of...

Turkish scientist faces up to 12 years in prison for revealing environmental hazards

Turkish academic Bülent Şık faces up to 12 years in prison for sharing with the public the results of an environmental study that indicated...

Human smugglers indicted for death of 3 migrants off Turkish coast

A Turkish prosecutor has indicted 14 suspects on charges of “manslaughter with intent” following the death of three migrants in a failed attempt to...

112 journalists given various jail sentences in Turkey in 2018

A total of 520 journalists appeared in court in 2018, and 112 of them were given jail sentences of varying durations including aggravated life,...

HSBC director general in Turkey faces investigation on Erdoğan insult charges

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the HSBC bank director general in Turkey on charges of insulting Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the...

Turkish general who sparked controversy in presidential election removed from command in Syria

Lt. Gen. İsmail Metin Temel, commander of Turkish troops in Afrin, Syria, who recently sparked a political controversy when he applauded a speech by...

Turkey bars German citizen from leaving country: report

Germany’s foreign ministry said on Monday it was providing consular aid to a German citizen barred from leaving Turkey after the authorities accused him...

60 Turkish Air Force members sought by prosecutor over Gülen links

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday issued detention warrants for 60 members of the Turkish Air Force as part of a post-coup...

Alleged paramilitary organization raising money to combat ‘economic war’ against Turkey

An alleged paramilitary group established after a July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey is raising money for the purpose of mobilization against threats to...

Turkish police gear up for New Year’s Eve, Taksim Square closed to traffic

Police in Turkey’s largest city of İstanbul on Monday tightened security measures a few hours before New Year’s Eve celebrations. Turkish media outlets reported that...

Turkish interior minister claims Çorum and Maraş massacres were staged

Turkey’s Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu on Monday said the Çorum and Maraş massacres that took place in 1978 and 1980, respectively, were staged...

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