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Press freedom groups urge Turkey to halt growing suppression of journalists in 2025

A coalition of international press freedom organizations, led by the International Press Institute (IPI), is calling on Turkish authorities to halt what they describe as...

Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since earthquake disaster

Thousands of survivors held torchlit vigils across southern Turkey at 4:17 am Thursday, expressing pain and anger as they marked the exact moment two...

Fresh indictment seeks up to 7 years in prison for İstanbul mayor

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to seven years for İstanbul’s powerful mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, due to his recent criticism of...

55 pct of Muslim supporters of Erdoğan’s party back sharia-based legal system, most Turks oppose: survey

A recent Pew Research Center report found that 55 percent of Muslim supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party...

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...

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