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Turkey seeks prison sentence for former Erdoğan legal adviser, penal code author

Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to two years in prison for prominent legal scholar İzzet Özgenç, a former legal advisor to President Recep Tayyip...

Turkey denies knowledge of involvement of defense contractor’s US unit in Israel bomb sale

Turkey’s defense ministry has denied knowledge of allegations that the US subsidiary of Turkish defense contractor REPKON was involved in ammunition sales to Israel,...

8 face prison over video allegedly mocking police during İstanbul attack

Turkish prosecutors are seeking prison sentences of up to five years for eight people accused of insulting police officers during a deadly attack outside...

Turkey jails 70 suspects in latest operation over illegal betting allegations

Turkish authorities have jailed 70 suspects detained in an illegal betting operation across eight provinces, the latest in a series of investigations targeting online...

Container ship runs aground meters from Bosporus mansions after losing control

A 148-meter-long container ship ran aground within meters of Bosporus waterfront mansions in İstanbul on Tuesday, narrowly avoiding a more serious crash after authorities...

Former AKP mayor among 29 arrested in probe into southeastern municipality

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of 29 suspects as part of an investigation into alleged corruption at the Halfeti Municipality in the...

Dozens detained in Turkey ahead of May 1 celebrations

Nearly 40 people, including journalists, labor union members and opposition figures, were detained on Tuesday in İstanbul ahead of International Workers' Day, celebrated on...

Turkey blocks probe into officials for alleged negligence in 2025 wildfire that killed 10

Turkish authorities have declined to authorize an investigation into 36 public officials over alleged negligence in a wildfire that killed 10 people in 2025,...

Fenerbahçe sacks Tedesco after derby defeat to Galatasaray

Turkish giants Fenerbahçe sacked coach Domenico Tedesco on Monday, 24 hours after a damaging İstanbul derby defeat by title rivals Galatasaray. Former Belgium boss Tedesco...

UN rapporteurs raise concerns over Turkey’s use of terrorism laws against rights defenders

United Nations special rapporteurs have raised serious concerns about Turkey’s use of counterterrorism laws to judicially harass and criminalize human rights defenders and lawyers,...

Most people in Turkey censor themselves in phone calls and online, fearing surveillance and prosecution, survey finds

More than half of people in Turkey say they have faced legal action for expressing their views, according to a recent survey that points to widespread...

Belgian queen to lead 450-member Turkey mission focused on defense, aerospace

Belgium will send a 450-member economic mission led by Queen Mathilde to Turkey in May, with defense and aerospace among the main areas of...

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