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Members of Turkey’s main opposition party face up to 15 years over courthouse protest

A Turkish court has accepted an indictment seeking prison terms up to 15 years and political bans for 26 members of the main opposition...

Turkey sees 80 percent rise in adolescent suicide rates: UNICEF

Adolescent suicide rates in Turkey surged by 80 percent between 2018 and 2022, one of the steepest increases globally, according to a recent UNICEF report...

Turkey pushes law to censor Quran translations deemed ‘improper’ by religious authority

A Turkish parliamentary committee has approved a controversial bill that would authorize the seizure and destruction of Quran translations deemed objectionable by the state-run...

Turkish opposition party leader accuses Erdoğan of enabling online gambling

Turkish opposition party leader Ali Babacan has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of enabling online gambling by authorizing licenses, claiming that the government is...

Turkey’s justice ministry rejects appeal from jailed PKK executive amid peace process

The Turkish Ministry of Justice has rejected an appeal filed by Şemdin Sakık, a former senior executive of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK),...

Turkey blocks access to 454 Grup Yorum videos on YouTube

Turkish authorities have blocked access to 454 videos of the folk protest band Grup Yorum on YouTube, citing national security and public order concerns,...

‘Legend’ Muslera bids farewell to Galatasaray after 551 appearances

Uruguayan international goalkeeper Fernando Muslera made his departure from Galatasaray official on Thursday, when he announced that after 14 seasons with the Turkish club,...

18 detained in İstanbul over silent ‘standing man’ protest on Gezi anniversary

Turkish police detained 18 people on Wednesday evening in İstanbul’s central Taksim Square during a silent “standing man” protest marking the anniversary of the...

Top court rules Turkey violated rights of Gülen-linked teacher abducted from Kazakhstan

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that authorities violated their obligation to investigate credible allegations of torture made by Zabit Kişi, a former teacher convicted over...

Turkish regulator orders 10-day blackout of pro-opposition TV channel

Turkey’s media watchdog has ordered a 10-day broadcast blackout of pro-opposition Sözcü TV, starting June 1, penalizing the station for its coverage of nationwide...

15 detained over alleged stock market manipulation in Turkey

Turkish police have detained 15 people in connection with alleged stock market manipulation conducted via social media, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported, citing...

6 Turks detained after shooting incident with Greek intelligence in Thessaloniki: report

Greek police have detained six Turks following a shooting involving officers from the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP) in Thermi, near Thessaloniki, according to...

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