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Jailed civil society leader Kavala says MPs ‘no longer allowed’ to visit him in prison

Turkish philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars for eight years on charges widely viewed as politically motivated, said that lawmakers...

Bahçeli urges Turkish Cyprus to reject election result, calls for annexation to Turkey

Turkey’s far-right leader Devlet Bahçeli has reacted angrily to the election result in the Turkish-controlled north of Cyprus, where opposition leader Tufan Erhürman won...

Voters in Turkish Cyprus reject Erdoğan-backed candidate

The breakaway territory of northern Cyprus has voted overwhelmingly to replace its outgoing leader, who had the backing of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

Turkey’s broadcast regulator to act against YouTube street interviews ‘driving pessimism’

Ebubekir Şahin, chairman of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), said on Saturday that Turkey's broadcast regulator will move against YouTube “street interview”...

Former Turkish Central Bank deputy governor arrested for fraud at state-backed payment body

Former Turkish Central Bank Deputy Governor Emrah Şener has been arrested as part of a corruption and tender-rigging investigation into the Interbank Card Center...

Turkish court sentences social media influencer to prison over X posts

A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced social media influencer Bekir Aslan to prison for social media posts allegedly “disseminating the propaganda of a terrorist...

Turkey seeks to seize crypto wallets, freeze accounts in new judicial reform

A new reform package expected to be submitted to the Turkish Parliament in the coming weeks will give prosecutors the authority to seize crypto...

Turkey plans to send weapons to Syria, seek broader deal on Kurdish groups: report

Turkey is preparing to deliver military equipment to Syria as part of a prospective security arrangement that would expand Ankara’s authority to target Kurdish...

Öcalan urges Turkey to implement ‘right to hope,’ calling it vital for thousands of inmates

Abdullah Öcalan, jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has called on the Turkish government to adopt the “right to hope,” a...

Company owners, ex-university rector among 35 sought in expanding Can Holding probe

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 35 people, including the owners of Can Holding and a former university rector, as part of an...

Turkey’s ruling AKP pushes ahead with bill to allow construction of hotels in national parks

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has advanced a controversial bill that would allow the construction of hotels and tourism facilities inside national...

Turkish experts await Israeli go-ahead to help recover bodies in Gaza

A team of Turkish disaster response specialists is stationed at the Egyptian border, awaiting Israeli authorization to enter Gaza and help in search and...

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