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[UPDATE] After Greece’s refusal to extradite, Turkey issues arrest warrants for 8 soldiers

Hours after the Greek Supreme Court handed down its verdict on an extradition request for eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after a...

ECtHR judge: Flood of applications from Turkey could block the court

  Işıl Karakaş, a Turkish judge serving at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), said on Thursday that an increased number of applications from...

Report on Turkey journalists: 191 jailed, 92 wanted, 839 charged

Turkey’s press freedom woes are worse than you think, says a report published on Thursday by new advocacy group the Stockholm Center for Freedom...

Turkey deploys armored vehicles, tanks to its Syria border

The Turkish military has deployed armored vehicles, tanks and personnel to the Elbeyli district of Kilis province, bordering Syria, Turkey's government press agency reported...

Turkey’s top court says no gov’t decrees can be issued on property rights

A recent decision by Turkey's Constitutional Court said government decrees including those issued during a state of emergency that seize people's assets are against...

Amnesty urges Turkish authorities to see to health of jailed Kurdish politician Sibel Çapraz

Human right advocacy group Amnesty International's Turkey branch has initiated an urgent call for Turkish authorities to see to the health of Hakkari municipal...

Imprisoned former Mardin Co-mayor Ahmet Türk hospitalized

Former Mardin Co-mayor Ahmet Türk, who was arrested on Dec 19 and transferred to a prison in Elazığ province on Jan. 17, was hospitalized...

Turkish PM says referendum on constitutional amendments to be held in early April

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Wednesday that Turkey will hold a referendum in early April on constitutional amendments that were recently approved...

Aydın man sentenced to 14 months in prison over insult to Erdoğan

Mehmet Şahin Işık, who was earlier briefly detained for allegedly insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been given a 14-month jail sentence on...

Turkey negotiating with Russia over S-400 air defense systems

Turkey and Russia have started talks for the purchase of S-400 air defense systems, the pro-government Yeni Şafak daily reported on Wednesday. According to the...

Union HQ attacked after chairman vows to vote ‘no’ in referendum

The headquarters of Kamu-Sen (Turkish Public Workers Labor Union) were attacked by a group of people after İsmail Koncuk, the head of the union,...

463 flights from İstanbul airports cancelled due to snow

Turkish Airlines (THY) announced on Wednesday that 327 flights from Atatürk and Sabiha Gökçen airports on Jan. 26 and 27 have been cancelled due...

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