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Calls for accountability persist a year after Israeli forces killed Turkish-American activist

The family of Turkish-American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi and rights groups are renewing calls for an independent investigation into her death, one year after...

Main opposition applies for extraordinary intraparty vote to blunt possible ousting of leadership

Turkey’s main opposition party on Friday applied to hold an extraordinary party congress on September 21 so delegates can vote again for party leader,...

One in three Turkish children goes to school malnourished as poverty deepens

One in three schoolchildren in Turkey goes to class lacking proper nutrition, a stark sign of worsening child poverty that advocacy groups say has...

Turkey detains 41 in nationwide operations targeting Gülen movement

Forty-one people have been detained in nationwide operations in the past 10 days as part of a continuing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement,...

29 women murdered in Turkey in August, rights group reports

Twenty-nine women were murdered by men in Turkey in August, while another 28 were found dead under suspicious circumstances, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported,...

Retired colonel among 3 detained in ‘espionage’ case against Turkish defense contractor

Turkish authorities have detained three more people, among them a retired colonel, as part of what prosecutors call an “espionage” probe into Ankara-based defense...

Council of Europe congress urges release of Turkish youth delegate after Ankara visit

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe on Friday urged Turkey to release Enes Hocaoğulları, a 23-year-old LGBTQ+ activist...

Turkish prosecutor seeks prison sentences for LeMan staff over controversial cartoon

The İstanbul chief public prosecutor is seeking prison sentences for six staff members of the LeMan satirical magazine over a cartoon in its June...

Turkey to auction off popular döner chain seized over Gülen links

Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has announced the sale of Maydonoz Döner, one of the country’s largest fast-food chains, for a base...

Turkey denies Israeli media claims linking it to alleged Hamas plot to kill Minister Ben-Gvir

Turkey’s Center for Combating Disinformation on Thursday denied Israeli media reports linking Ankara to an alleged Hamas plot to assassinate Israeli National Security Minister...

CHP district mayor in İstanbul, 12 others released pending trial in corruption case

A Turkish court has ordered the release pending trial of Beykoz Mayor Alaattin Köseler from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) along with...

CHP says caretaker board members will not be allowed into İstanbul headquarters

A senior lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has warned that Gürsel Tekin, a longtime party figure who agreed to serve...

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