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Turkey moving at ‘full speed towards a complete authoritarian state’

The detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of İstanbul and a leading political opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been met with global...

‘Living in a dictatorship’: İstanbul mayor’s detention sparks anger

"We're living in a dictatorship," said Kuzey, an İstanbul shopkeeper, after police detained the city's popular opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on corruption allegations. The early...

Erdoğan brands Israel ‘terror state’ after deadly Gaza strikes

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday branded Israel a "terror state" following the most intense Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since a fragile ceasefire...

Turkish police detain İstanbul mayor, Erdoğan’s strongest rival

Turkish police raided the home of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Wednesday, detaining him over a corruption probe, in a move denounced by the...

Turkey’s justice minister denies jailing journalists for their work amid media crackdown

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has denied that any journalists in Turkey have been jailed for their reporting, despite widespread criticism that the government...

Turkish gov’t seeks new big tech regulations that risk clash with US: report

Turkey is planning new rules to rein in the dominance of major tech firms, imitating the European Union’s regulatory approach at the risk of...

24 Somali troops hurt after football match brawl in southern Turkey

Twenty-four Somali soldiers were hurt, two critically, during a brawl that broke out after they played a football match at their training barracks in...

Turkey’s peace talks continue amid warnings of sabotage

Peace negotiations in Turkey are moving forward amid fears of sabotage as the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) had meetings with...

Belgian journalist denied entry to Turkey over 2015 Kobani celebration

Belgian journalist Chris Den Hond has been denied entry to Turkey due to his participation in a celebration marking the liberation of the Syrian...

Vice News reporters acquitted in Turkey after 9-year terrorism trial

A Turkish court has acquitted two Vice News journalists of terrorism-related charges after a nine-year trial stemming from their reporting in Turkey’s restive southeast...

Turkish actress accused of hate speech over call to revoke Gülen school diplomas

Turkish actress Berna Laçin is facing a backlash after calling for the revocation of diplomas for former students who attended schools affiliated with the...

VOA Turkish edition halts its broadcasts after Trump’s executive order

The Turkish edition of US broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) halted its operations in the country after US President Donald Trump signed an executive...

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