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Official statement claims 52 workers died during construction of İstanbul’s new airport

An official statement issued in response to an opposition deputy’s question claimed that during the construction of İstanbul’s new airport 52 workers died in...

6 human rights defenders and politicians arrested on terrorism charges

Six human rights activists and politicians who were detained along with others during police operations in the eastern Turkish province of Malatya on Tuesday...

July 15 veteran returns medal, ID to ministry

Sabri Ünal, a Turkish man who was injured while trying to stop a tank during a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016...

HDP says Erdoğan pressure caused court to rule against Demirtaş release

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has said a Turkish court that ruled on Friday not to release former HDP co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş from...

Retrial prosecutor: No evidence of Ergenekon terrorist organization

The prosecutor in the retrial of the clandestine Ergenekon network, which was once considered the “deep state” in Turkey, concluded on Friday that there...

Purged teacher from shut-down Gülen movement school disappears

Ahmet Ertürk, a teacher who lost his job in a purge carried out by Turkish authorities, has been missing since Nov. 16, according to...

Local court rejects Demirtaş’s appeal for release despite ECtHR ruling

The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request for release filed by Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş which was based on a...

Prosecutor seeks aggravated life for 59 defendants in corruption probe trial

An İstanbul prosecutor is seeking aggravated life sentences for 59 defendants including Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen and police chiefs on charges of attempting to...

Appeals court upholds sentences given 5 journalists in Özgür Gündem trial

A regional appeals court in İstanbul has upheld jail sentences handed down to five journalists by a local court for alleged links to the...

Search and rescue began 6 hours after deadly accident at new highway viaduct

Turkish search and rescue teams took six hours to arrive at the scene of an accident on Wednesday at a viaduct on the North...

Erdoğan’s office demands opposition leaders, deputies be stripped of immunity

The office of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday demanded that the country’s parliament strip immunity from the leaders of the main and...

Erdoğan says Turkey could mediate in Russia-Ukraine crisis

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that Turkey could play the role of mediator in easing tensions between Russia and Ukraine after the...

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