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Şimşek says Halkbank rumors limited central bank’s effect on Turkish lira

Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek has claimed that a decision made by the Turkish Central Bank to increase interest rates only had a limited...

TSK pilots’ air shows allegedly canceled due to encounter with İnce

The upcoming air shows of a group of Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) pilots have been cancelled allegedly due to photos showing them shaking hands...

41 defendants given aggravated life sentences in İBB phase of coup trial

A high criminal court in İstanbul has handed down aggravated life sentences to 41 defendants due to their alleged role in the occupation of...

Mediar poll shows Ince will challenge Erdoğan in second round of votes

A public opinion poll conducted by the Mediar polling company indicates that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may not win a majority in the...

Turkish rapper detained for allegedly encouraging drug use in songs

Ömer Sercan İpekçioğlu, a Turkish rapper also known as Ezhel, was detained on Thursday, accused of encouraging drug use in his songs, the Hürriyet...

Dean dismissed for allowing İnce on campus had been threatened over visit

The dean of İstanbul University’s Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Professor Alaattin Duman, who was removed from his post several hours after Turkey’s main opposition...

Court approves jail sentences for 4 HDP parliamentary candidates

A Gaziantep regional court has approved jail sentences for four Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) members who are also standing as parliamentary candidates in the...

Journalist sentenced to prison on charges of Gülen movement links

A court in İstanbul has sentenced Yeni Asya daily editor Naciye Nur Ener to 7.5 years in prison and ruled for the continuation of her...

Turkish gov’t ready to block ‘abnormal’ social media messages on election day

The Turkish government is preparing to block “abnormal” social media messages during elections on June 24, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Friday. According to the...

[OPINION] What to expect from Turkey’s elections

Abdullah Bozkurt In the upcoming June 24 presidential and parliamentary snap elections, I have little hope that the opposition will score a win in an...

OSCE opens Election Observation Mission ahead of Turkey’s June polls

The OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) formally opened its election observation mission in Turkey on Thursday for snap presidential and parliamentary...

Presidential candidate Demirtaş’s lawyers to apply to Constitutional Court for release

Lawyers for Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), will apply for his release to Turkey’s Constitutional Court following...

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