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Turkey dismisses two opposition mayors over ‘terrorism’ convictions

Two opposition mayors in eastern Turkey were removed from office after being convicted of "terrorism" for belonging to a banned Kurdish militant group, the...

Supporters rally behind former CHP leader on trial for insulting Erdoğan by calling him a ‘thief’

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the former leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), appeared in court on Thursday, accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip...

Top appeals court upholds prison sentence for Kurdish journalist convicted of terror-related charges

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence of almost two years for a journalist in southeastern Turkey who was convicted of...

Opposition leader accuses gov’t of extravagance due to 1,860-person delegation to COP29

Opposition Democracy and Progress (DEVA) Party leader Ali Babacan has criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for bringing 1,860 people to the COP29 climate summit...

Turkish prosecutors investigate 2 journalists under ‘disinformation law’

İstanbul prosecutors have launched an investigation into two journalists on accusations of spreading “disinformation” due to their comments about the forced resignation of three...

Men impersonating municipal workers excavate site in city center, dig up ancient artifacts

Four men posing as municipal workers in Turkey’s western Isparta province were detained after damaging utility lines during an illegal excavation that revealed fragments...

Turkish defense firm Repkon to establish artillery ammunition facility in Pakistan

Turkish defense company Repkon on Thursday signed an agreement with Pakistan’s Wah Industries Limited (WIL) to develop a production and filling line for 155...

Turkey’s interior minister blames women for femicide

In Turkey, where women are killed, raped or beaten every day, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya blamed women for contributing to femicide when they do...

Journalist briefly detained in Ankara due to conviction over Kavala indictment criticism

Journalist Gökhan Özbek was briefly detained in Ankara on Thursday due to a prison sentence he was handed down for criticizing an indictment against...

Turkey’s top court strikes down law restricting passports over security concerns

Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has annulled a law that allowed the Interior Ministry to deny passports to individuals deemed a security risk, ruling the...

Miners lock themselves underground in Ankara in protest against privatization

Some 500 miners working at a coal mine in Ankara started a protest by locking themselves underground in the mine on Wednesday to protest...

Erdoğan unveils Turkey’s plan to build a spaceport in Somalia: report

Turkey will build a spaceport in Somalia to conduct missile tests and long-range launches, the pro-government news website Sabah reported on Thursday, citing remarks...

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