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Prosecutors open new investigation into jailed İstanbul mayor over courtroom remarks

Prosecutors on Monday opened a new investigation into jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition’s presidential candidate, over remarks he made during a...

Retired Russian general blames Ukraine for Black Sea attack on Turkish-operated tanker

A former Russian general has blamed Ukraine for a March 26 attack on the Altura oil tanker, a Turkish-operated vessel sailing under the Sierra...

Turkish Cypriots strike over gov’t plan to curb cost-of-living payments

Turkish Cypriots staged a general strike on Monday after authorities in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) moved to limit cost-of-living payments for...

Turkey’s economic confidence falls below neutral line in March

Turkey’s economic confidence index fell to 97.9 in March from 100.7 in February, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), slipping...

Turkey to expand Black Sea drilling, launch Somalia offshore well in April

Turkey plans to step up offshore oil and gas activity in April, with new drilling scheduled in the Black Sea and off Somalia as...

Pro-Kurdish party, leftist groups tell Erdoğan gov’t ‘goodwill’ phase for peace is over, urge concrete steps

Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party and leftist political groups on Monday told the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that the “goodwill” phase in Turkey’s...

Businessman says extortion ring tied to justice minister used İstanbul drug probe to demand $2 million

A Turkish businessman wanted in a growing İstanbul investigation into allegations of drug use, drug trafficking and prostitution says a network tied to Justice...

4 detained in embezzlement probe at opposition-run municipality in Ankara

Turkish authorities have detained four municipal officials in Ankara as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement at the opposition-run Etimesgut Municipality, the Anka...

Bar association’s courtesy visit to Turkey’s controversial justice minister sparks backlash

Orhan Sait Berber Turkey’s bar association leadership is facing growing criticism after a courtesy visit to Justice Minister Akın Gürlek, with lawyers questioning the timing...

Russian official invites Erdoğan to Crimea amid dispute over annexation

A senior Russian official in Crimea invited President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to visit the region after Turkey's Foreign Ministry reiterated its refusal to recognize...

Turkey blocks X account of AFP reporter covering Kurdish southeast

Turkish authorities have blocked access in Turkey to the X account of Agence France-Presse correspondent Mahmut Bozarslan, a journalist based in the predominantly Kurdish...

Mayor of western Turkish city detained in bribery probe amid crackdown on main opposition

Turkish authorities detained the mayor of western province of Uşak along with 10 others on Friday as part of a bribery investigation, the latest...

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