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Turkey detains 10 social media influencers over online gambling content

Turkish authorities detained 10 social media influencers on Thursday in an operation targeting online broadcasts that allegedly promote gambling. The İstanbul-based investigation, led by the...

CoE monitoring body warns hate speech, crimes worsening in Turkey

A human rights monitoring body of the Council of Europe (CoE) detailed the deteriorating situation regarding hate speech and hate-motivated violence in Turkey in...

Jailed far-right politician faces up to 5 years in prison, stays in pretrial detention in new hearing

Ümit Özdağ, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Victory Party (ZP), has been ordered to remain in pretrial detention following his court appearance on Wednesday...

Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party prepares to again meet with Öcalan for peace efforts

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish People’s Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) is preparing for a visit to İmralı Island to meet with Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned...

177 workers died in occupation-related accidents in Turkey in May: report

A total of 177 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in May, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing figures by the Health and...

Otokar delivers first COBRA II armored vehicles to Romania under export contract

Otokar, a Turkish defense contractor specializing in land systems, has delivered the first 14 COBRA II 4x4 tactical armored vehicles to Romania by sea as...

Number of Turks acquiring German citizenship more than doubled in 2024

The number of Turkish nationals granted German citizenship more than doubled in 2024 compared to a year earlier, rising by 110 percent to 22,525,...

World-renowned neurosurgeon Gazi Yaşargil dies at 99

Professor Mahmut Gazi Yaşargil, the pioneering neurosurgeon hailed as the father of modern microneurosurgery, died Wednesday just weeks before his 100th birthday, the Turkish...

Turkey detains 1,022 migrants, 273 people accused of smuggling in 2 weeks of raids

Turkish authorities have carried out operations in 51 provinces targeting migrant smuggling, resulting in the detention of 273 people accused of smuggling and 1,022...

Arrest warrant issued for CEO of pro-opposition TV station amid crackdown

A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for Cafer Mahiroğlu, the CEO of opposition-aligned broadcaster Halk TV, as part of an expanding judicial...

2 detained as expert report finds 6 safety failures in electrocution death of Manisa mayor

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç announced Wednesday that two people have been detained as part of an expanding investigation into the death of Manisa...

Former İstanbul municipality media director alleges rights violations in prison

Dr. İpek Elif Atayman, the former general manager of the İstanbul Municipality’s media company, has alleged her rights are being violated through abusive prison...

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