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Jailed Kurdish leader urges unity in Turkey despite grievances in the face of ‘Middle East in flames’

Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), called for national unity and courage in a written statement shared...

Turkey arrests 4 journalists over alleged links to ‘illegal organization’

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of four journalists who were detained last week in İstanbul as part of an investigation launched by...

Turkey blocks access to widely followed food safety platform’s social media accounts

Turkish authorities have blocked access to the widely followed food safety platform Gıda Dedektifi ("Food Detective") across nearly all major online platforms, including Instagram,...

Rights groups tell EU bodies Turkey’s refusal to implement ECtHR rulings has reached crisis point

A group of international rights organizations has warned that Turkey’s refusal to implement judgments from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has reached...

Turkey arrests union officials for protesting jailing of İstanbul mayor

Two local leaders of a major labor union were arrested Monday in Turkey's western city of İzmir after participating in demonstrations protesting the jailing...

Erdoğan says Turkey to expand missile stockpiles in response to regional threats

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday that Turkey is making production plans to increase its medium and long-range missile stockpiles to a “deterrent...

Man imprisoned in Turkey’s post-coup purge says crackdown drove daughter to kill her mother, herself

A Turkish man whose daughter killed his wife and then herself after his post-coup imprisonment spoke publicly Sunday about how Turkey’s crackdown on the...

Turkish press groups decry detentions of journalists

Turkish press organizations have condemned the recent detentions of multiple journalists and a media translator as part of an investigation led by prosecutors in...

Pro-Kurdish party seeks to visit İstanbul mayor, other opposition figures in prison

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has announced plans to request permission from the Justice Ministry to visit jailed İstanbul Mayor...

Turkey denies alleged presence of Israeli aircraft at its airports

Turkey on Monday denied claims circulating on social media that Israeli civilian aircraft have been parked at Turkish airports or hangars, saying all civil...

Court adjourns jailed İstanbul mayor’s trial over criticism of controversial prosecutor until July

A Turkish court has adjourned the trial of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu until July in a case concerning his criticism of a prosecutor for...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally calls for Israel to be ‘stopped by force’ after Iran strikes

Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, on Friday called for Israel to be “stopped by force,” following Israeli airstrikes on Iran...

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