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Over 1,000 prominent figures urge democratic resolution to Kurdish struggle for recognition

A total of 1,043 prominent figures, including politicians, legal experts, journalists and celebrities, have issued a joint statement calling for a peaceful and democratic...

New Syrian ID cards to be printed in Turkey: report

Turkey will start printing new identity cards, passports and driver's licenses for Syrian citizens as part of efforts of the new government in Damascus...

Turkish municipal union delegation to assess needs in Syria

A delegation from the Union of Municipalities of Turkey (TBB) will visit Syria to evaluate the needs of its cities and to strengthen municipal...

Turkey’s main opposition leader warns low minimum wage hike could spark protests, ‘regime change’

Özgür Özel, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), warned on Wednesday that the government’s recent 30 percent increase in the monthly...

Turkey seeks expanded cooperation with Syria on oil and gas

Turkey is positioning itself as a key partner in Syria’s postwar recovery, focusing on rebuilding the country’s damaged energy infrastructure and reviving oil and...

Erdoğan under fire for insufficient minimum wage hike as inflation bites

Opposition parties and labor unions have criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for being out of touch with the daily problems of Turks, who...

Turkey’s top appeals court overturns sentences of 31 privates in 2016 attempted coup case

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of 31 soldiers sentenced to life in prison over their alleged involvement in a 2016...

Turkish analyst taken off air after calling for killing Syrian Kurdish militants on BBC

Bekir Atacan, a Turkish analyst and frequent pro-Ankara commentator on Arab-language channels, was cut off by a BBC News Arabic host on Wednesday after...

Turkey to allow pro-Kurdish party to visit jailed PKK leader: report

The Turkish government will allow parliament's pro-Kurdish opposition party to hold talks with Abdullah Öcalan, jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),...

Katırcıoğlu family companies, assets seized over Gülen links transferred to Turkey’s treasury

Four companies and the private assets of the Katırcıoğlu family seized by the Turkish government in 2015 over allegations of links to the faith-based...

Turkish philanthropist Melek İpek decries ‘great injustice’ from prison

Melek İpek, the 78-year-old mother of self-exiled businessman Akın İpek and a well-regarded philanthropist, said from prison that she has suffered a “great injustice”...

Turkish court convicts hotel owner, architect in earthquake trial

A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the owner and architect of a hotel where 72 people died after it collapsed following two earthquakes last...

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