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72 face detention in $77.5 million illegal betting probe in Turkey

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 72 people in an illegal betting investigation based in the southern province of Antalya after identifying 3.4...

Lawyer slams ‘scandalous’ indictment concerning Turkish reporter’s death

Prosecutors want to charge two suspects with manslaughter rather than murder over the death of a Turkish journalist known for his environmental reporting, in...

Turkish court acquits youth activist prosecuted over speech at Council of Europe

A Turkish court on Monday acquitted human rights defender and LGBTQ+ activist Enes Hocaoğulları of charges of “publicly spreading misleading information” and “inciting hatred...

Turkish inspectors question children over religion classes and alleged insults of president

Government inspectors in western Turkey removed children as young as 9 from classrooms and questioned them about religion lessons and possible insults of President...

Turkey plans new limits on lawyer visits for terrorism, organized crime detainees: report

Turkey’s Justice Ministry is drafting legislation that would impose time, location and security restrictions on meetings between lawyers and detainees held on terrorism and...

Police officers among 14 jailed for allegedly leaking information to İstanbul youth gang

Seven police officers were among 14 people put in pretrial detention on Monday on accusations of leaking judicial information to an İstanbul-based youth gang...

Missing Chinese businessman found dead in İstanbul

A Chinese businessman who had been reported missing in İstanbul was found dead and buried in a field in the city’s Arnavutköy district, the...

Turkey moves to seek extradition of ISIL suspects from Iraq after transfer of alleged ‘İstanbul emir’

İlyas Aydın, an alleged senior Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) figure known as the group’s “İstanbul emir,” has been transferred from...

Film on political repression in Turkey wins top prize in Berlin

A political drama set in Turkey claimed the top honor at the Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday, as the event unfolded against a...

Lawmaker asks ministers about possible Epstein links to Turkey’s missing children

An opposition lawmaker has formally asked five cabinet ministers whether any official records link Turkey to the network of the late, disgraced US financier...

Turkey reviews major social media platforms’ handling of children’s data

Turkey’s data protection watchdog has opened a review of how six major social media platforms process children’s personal data, as Ankara prepares separate legislation...

Erdoğan ally billionaire faces opposition over plan to dump 2 mln tons of waste a year into Black Sea

Environmental engineers, local officials and residents in the northern province of Samsun on Tuesday objected to a plan by copper producer Eti Bakır to...

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