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Bar association executives acquitted for 6th time in ‘Armenian genocide’ commemoration statement

A court has acquitted 11 executives of the Diyarbakır Bar Association in southeastern Turkey of charges stemming from a 2021 statement commemorating the victims...

Amnesty welcomes acquittal of former Turkey chair, laments new crackdown on rights activists

Amnesty International has welcomed the acquittal of Taner Kılıç, a prominent Turkish human rights defender and former chair of Amnesty International’s Turkey branch, after...

Opposition mayor among 21 detained in İstanbul dawn raids in bid-rigging probe

Turkish police detained another main opposition party mayor in İstanbul along with 20 others in pre-dawn raids, part of a bid-rigging and corruption investigation,...

Syrian Kurdish-led forces say Turkish airstrikes killed 12

Kurdish-led forces that control large swaths of northern and northeastern Syria said 12 people were killed Wednesday in airstrikes it blamed on Turkey, Agence...

Ex-Turkey coach now with Saudi football team subpoenaed over fraud allegations

Fatih Terim, a former Turkey and Galatasaray coach, has been subpoenaed in a fraud case linked to ex-banker Seçil Erzan, who is accused of...

Erdoğan tells main opposition leader to watch his step over criticism of military leadership

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned main opposition leader Özgür Özel to “watch his step” after the Republican People’s Party (CHP) chairman criticized top...

Drogba, Essien defend former boss Mourinho in Turkey racism row

Former Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba and Michael Essien, his Ghanaian ex-teammate at Chelsea, on Wednesday defended their former coach Jose Mourinho, who has...

Death toll in Turkey from bootleg alcohol rises to 152

At least 152 people have died in Turkey since the start of the year after drinking bootleg alcohol, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the state-run...

Greek police investigate shooting of 2 Turkish citizens in Thessaloniki

Greek authorities are investigating a shooting in Thessaloniki on Tuesday that left one Turkish national dead and another injured, Greek media reported. According to the...

Turkey among top 10 countries with sharpest decline in freedoms: Freedom House

Turkey is among the top 10 countries that have seen the sharpest decline in freedoms over the past decade, the Stockholm Center for Freedom...

Social media influencer faces more than 5 years in prison on charge of obscenity

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to five years, three months for a social media influencer who was previously detained on...

Turkish police detain 6 for ‘praising Gülen’ on social media

Turkish police have detained six people in western İzmir province for allegedly praising the late Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, a longtime foe of President...

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