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Basic monthly expenses for a family of 4 in Turkey hit $2,190 in September

A family of four in Turkey now needs 91,109 lira ($2,192) a month to cover basic expenses such as food, housing, transportation, education and...

Turkey blocks 30 social media accounts over illegal gambling ads

Turkey’s Advertising Board has banned access to 30 social media accounts for allegedly promoting illegal betting and gambling, the Trade Ministry announced on Tuesday. The...

Poll shows slim majority in Turkey backs peace process with PKK

A narrow majority of people in Turkey support the government’s ongoing peace efforts with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), but views vary sharply...

Court imposes travel ban on anti-refugee mayor in northwestern Turkey

A court in northwestern Turkey has imposed a travel ban on Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan, notorious for his anti-refugee policies, as part of a...

9 fugitives wanted on INTERPOL Red Notices extradited from Europe and the Gulf: minister

Turkey’s interior minister has announced that nine fugitives wanted on INTERPOL Red Notices have been captured in five countries and extradited to Turkey. Interior Minister...

Questions vetted in advance for Erdoğan on plane spark accusations of a stage-managed press in Turkey

Allegations that officials vetted questions posed to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a return flight from Washington have fueled accusations of a stage-managed press,...

Turkey helps rescue Gaza aid activists after ship breaks down

Turkey helped evacuate activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla after one of the vessels broke down and began taking on water, organizers and the...

Turkey issues arrest warrant for former media boss in money-laundering probe

Turkish prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for former media boss and businessman Turgay Ciner, while a court put his Ciner Group’s Park Holding...

Turkish court frees man who assaulted main opposition leader

An İstanbul court has ordered the release of a man who physically assaulted Özgür Özel, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP),...

Turkey says more than half a million Syrians have returned home since December

More than 500,000 Syrians who fled to Turkey during the rule of Bashar al-Assad have returned home since he was overthrown in December, a...

Turkey’s top court clears way for trial of ministry staff over deadly ski resort fire

The Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, has overturned a decision by the culture and tourism minister that shielded ministry officials from prosecution...

Turkish court orders 5 arrests in Ankara city hall concert spending probe

A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of five people, including former officials of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, in connection with a corruption...

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