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Turkey considers filing complaint over Greece’s Eurovision song due to alleged ‘genocide’ reference

Turkey’s state-run broadcaster, Turkish Radio and Television (TRT), is examining a song to be performed by a Greek singer at this year’s Eurovision Song...

Over one-third of Turks see Israel as a threat to Turkey: survey

More than one-third of Turks perceive Israel to be the country that poses the biggest threat to Turkey, according to the results of a...

Turkey, Russia used nuclear project as cover to evade Western sanctions on Moscow: report

Russian and Turkish officials used the construction of a nuclear power plant in southern Turkey to circumvent Western sanctions imposed on Moscow due to...

Housing remains a pressing problem for Turkey’s quake victims as promises of reconstruction unfulfilled

The Turkish government has constructed and delivered approximately 201,000 new homes, less than three-quarters the number that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pledged to complete...

Opposition MP under investigation for insulting Erdoğan in parliament

İstanbul prosecutors on Tuesday launched an investigation into Cemal Enginyurt, a lawmaker who recently joined the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), over remarks...

Vice chair of Grand Bazaar board among 37 detained over money-laundering

Authorities detained 37 suspects, including the vice chairman of the Grand Bazaar board of directors, in an operation spanning 12 Turkish provinces over allegations...

Turkish actor questioned by police over Kurdish militant role in hit French series

A Turkish actor who played a Kurdish militant in the 2017 hit French spy series "The Bureau" was questioned by İstanbul police investigating the...

Minister renews warning about potential earthquake that could affect millions in İstanbul

Turkish Environment Minister Murat Kurum has renewed his warning about a massive earthquake that seismologists predict is likely to strike İstanbul by 2030, saying...

15 freed Palestinian prisoners have arrived in Turkey: FM

Fifteen Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel under the terms of a Gaza ceasefire have arrived in Turkey, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday,...

Woman arrested for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan in street interview released from detention

A Turkish woman who was arrested in İstanbul last week after she criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a street interview has been...

Turkish media organizations under scrutiny over role in 2013 anti-gov’t protests

Turkish prosecutors have asked the country’s media watchdog to assist them in identifying media organizations whose coverage of anti-government protests in 2013 might have...

Turkish investment app founder gets over 45,000 years in prison for defrauding gamers

A Turkish court has handed down a prison sentence of more than 45,000 years to Mehmet Aydın, who allegedly defrauded thousands of Turks of millions of dollars...

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