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Turkish authorities detain 70 in ISIL operations across 21 provinces

Turkish authorities have detained 70 people in operations targeting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) across 21 provinces, the Interior Ministry...

Turkey’s lowest monthly pension buys less than 16 days of food for family of four: study

Turkey’s lowest monthly pension no longer covers even 16 days of food expenses for a family of four, while the minimum wage covers only...

Bahçeli urges top court to rule quickly on CHP leadership crisis

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Tuesday urged Turkey’s top appeals court to rule quickly on a legal challenge...

Turkey’s main opposition says Erdoğan is trying to retain power by removing alternatives, vows to resist

Turkey’s main opposition party on Tuesday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of trying to hold on to power by eliminating political alternatives. The accusation came...

CHP delegates reach signature threshold in bid for congress after court reinstates former leader

Delegates from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) reached the required number of signatures on Monday to convene an extraordinary congress, after a...

Turkey’s intelligence chief meets with Hamas officials in Ankara over Gaza ceasefire

Turkish intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın met with senior Hamas officials in Ankara to discuss the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Turkish security...

Experts urge planned reverse migration to ease İstanbul population pressure

İstanbul has grown beyond what its transportation, water and disaster-response systems can support, and urban planners are urging Turkey to manage a planned reverse...

Kanye West says drew 118,000 fans to İstanbul concert despite Europe bans

Kanye West claims to have drawn 118,000 fans to İstanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium on Saturday night in his first concert in Turkey, staging one...

CHP mayor in western Turkey detained in corruption probe amid mounting pressure on party

Turkish police on Monday detained a district mayor and dozens of others in a corruption investigation in the western province of İzmir, in the...

Turkish writers denounce court ruling that ousted elected opposition leader

More than 260 Turkish writers have condemned a court ruling that removed the elected leader of Turkey’s main opposition party and reinstated its former...

Opposition base rallies behind ousted CHP leader as court-installed chairman slams party mayors

Supporters of Turkey’s main opposition party turned out in large numbers for the party’s ousted leader during rival Eid al-Adha events in Ankara on...

ECtHR faults Turkey for barring Orthodox priests from foundation boards

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of two Greek Orthodox priests by preventing them from serving...

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