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Organized crime groups offer murder-for-hire online in Turkey: report

Organized crime groups in Turkey are now advertising murder-for-hire, assaults, drug sales and forged identity documents as “services” in messaging apps, according to a...

Turkey posts record current account surplus on tourism, trade boost: report

Turkey recorded its largest-ever current account surplus in August, boosted by strong tourism revenue and a narrowing trade deficit, offering brief relief to the...

Ankara mayor slams move to investigate him over concert spending probe

Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş has denounced a request by prosecutors to open an investigation into his conduct over a corruption probe involving municipal concert...

3 Turkish MPs, 18 citizens detained in Gaza flotilla make their way back to Turkey

Three Turkish lawmakers and 18 citizens who were among the passengers on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israel on Wednesday have returned to Turkey through...

Senior AKP lawmaker calls for Holocaust films to be banned in Turkey

A senior lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has called for a nationwide ban on films about the Holocaust, saying such...

Turkey marks 10 years since Ankara bombing as families decry lack of justice

Families of victims, opposition politicians and trade unions marked the 10th anniversary of Turkey’s deadliest terrorist attack on Thursday, gathering outside Ankara’s main train...

Enes Kanter Freedom’s new memoir recounts fight against Erdoğan

Former Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom has published a memoir that details his persecution by Turkey’s government under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...

Former opposition mayor among 20 detained in bribery, money laundering probe in Turkey

A former district mayor from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been detained along with 20 others as part of a bribery...

Turkish military ready to take part in any Gaza mission: defense ministry

Turkey's military will take part in any mission to maintain peace in Gaza after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, a defense ministry...

Leftist party questions Turkish intelligence over alleged ISIL ties on anniversary of Ankara bombing

As Turkey marks the 10th anniversary of the country’s deadliest terrorist attack, a left-wing party has raised questions in parliament over alleged links between...

Turkey says detained MPs from Gaza flotilla en route home via Azerbaijan

Three Turkish lawmakers who were among passengers on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israel on Wednesday are on their way back to Turkey...

Criminal complaints filed over pro-Öcalan slogan in Turkish Parliament

A lawyer and an opposition party leader have separately filed, or threatened to file, criminal complaints after a slogan lauding  jailed outlawed Kurdistan Workers’...

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