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Main opposition says Turkish gov’t stalled rare earth processing to give minerals to US

A senior lawmaker from Turkey’s main opposition party on Tuesday accused the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of deliberately stalling efforts to build...

7 opposition mayors switch to Erdoğan’s ruling party amid pressure campaign

Seven mayors from four different opposition parties joined President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Wednesday, the latest in a...

Turkey appeals European rights court ruling ordering Demirtaş’s release

Turkey has appealed a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling that called for the immediate release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, requesting...

Turkish celebrities questioned, ordered to submit to blood tests in drug-use probe

Turkish prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged personal drug use by singers, actors and social media influencers in İstanbul, ordering them to give...

3 Turkish MPs on board Gaza flotilla boat seized by Israeli forces; no contact with detainees

Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla of aid boats headed for Gaza on Wednesday, seizing a vessel carrying Turkish lawmakers, journalists and activists and sparking...

Erdoğan urges Syrian Kurds to integrate with new government

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged Syrian Kurds to "complete their integration" with Syria's new government after the announcement of a comprehensive ceasefire, in a...

One in eight women in Turkey have faced physical violence in their lifetime: report

One in eight women in Turkey have experienced physical violence at some point in their lives, according to a nationwide, the Stockholm Center for...

Pro-Erdoğan participants of Sumud flotilla slammed over celebratory mood

Pro-government media personalities, staunch supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who joined an international flotilla to challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza, have sparked...

Turkey sentences ex-generals, higher education chief to 18 years in retrial over 1997 coup

An Ankara court on Monday sentenced 13 people, including retired generals, military officers and a former higher education official, to 18 years in prison...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally says parliamentary commission should hold face-to-face talks with jailed PKK leader

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on Tuesday that members of...

Defendant in trial of ex-Grey Wolves leader’s murder gunned down in İstanbul, 13 detained

A lawyer who was a defendant in the trial over the 2022 killing of former Grey Wolves leader Sinan Ateş was shot dead in...

Turkish girl band members face prison over ‘indecent acts’ during concert

Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment seeking up to one year in prison for the Manifest girl band and musician Ayça Dalaklı, accusing them...

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