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US prosecutors ordered to drop charges against NYC mayor over corrupt dealings with Turkish gov’t

The US Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors on Monday to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams over his alleged corrupt dealings...

Ankara prosecutors probe allegations of vote-buying in main opposition party congress

Ankara prosecutors have launched an investigation of the main opposition Republican People’s Party's (CHP) 38th Ordinary Congress, where Özgür Özel was elected party chairman...

X blocks access to account of journalist who exposed Turkey’s trade with Israel

Social media platform X has blocked the account in Turkey of Turkish journalist Metin Cihan after he published reports using official data revealing continued...

Turkish Cypriot business tycoon dies at 83: report

Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir, once a fugitive from justice for stealing millions from his British Polly Peck conglomerate, has died,  Reuters reported, citing...

DEM Party delegation leading peace talks to meet with Iraqi Kurdish leaders

A delegation from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) that has been involved in peace talks aimed at resolving an armed...

3 journalists briefly detained in Turkey over İstanbul prosecutor story

Three journalists from the online version of left-leaning newspaper Birgün have been briefly detained for questioning under anti-terror legislation over a story linked to...

Turkish authorities deny permit for main opposition party’s pro-Palestine march

Turkish authorities denied the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) a permit to hold a pro-Palestinian march and rally at İstanbul’s Galata Bridge on...

9 defendants sentenced to life in retrial over assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist

A Turkish court has sentenced nine defendants to life in prison in the retrial of public officials accused of complicity in the 2007 assassination...

Kurdish journalist arrested over social media posts about colleagues killed in drone strike

Turkish authorities have arrested Öznur Değer, a reporter for JINNEWS, over social media posts about two Kurdish journalists killed in a drone strike in...

Crackdown on Kurds continues amid ongoing peace talks with PKK

Turkish authorities’ crackdown on Kurds, including political figures and journalists, is continuing amid ongoing peace talks between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK),...

Kavala links arrest of celebrity manager to ongoing effort to criminalize Gezi Park protests

Jailed businessman and rights activist Osman Kavala has said that the recent arrest of a celebrity manager over her alleged involvement in the anti-government...

X blocks access to at least 42 journalist, activist accounts in Turkey

Social media platform X has blocked access to at least 42 accounts belonging to Turkish journalists, activists and media organizations operated by journalists living...

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