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Critics slam celebrity manager’s sentencing on coup charges

Critics, including a European Parliament member and opposition politicians, have denounced an İstanbul court’s 12-year, six-month sentence for celebrity manager Ayşe Barım over the...

Turkey’s media watchdog fines 2 TV stations over ‘vulgar’ remarks and drama series content

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has fined two national television stations over separate broadcasts, citing vulgar language in a live program and content deemed contrary to...

Turkish opposition claims plan to privatize İstanbul bridges would cost public $48 bln

Turkey’s main opposition party has said the government’s reported plan to privatize two Bosporus bridges and seven state-owned highways for 25 years would amount...

Turkish Airlines to launch Xinjiang flights as Uyghur advocates warn tourism fuels Beijing narrative

Turkish Airlines says it will start scheduled flights to Ürümqi in China’s Xinjiang region, a move Uyghur rights advocates say risks helping Beijing promote...

Turkish court sentences talent manager to 12 years over alleged coup plot

An İstanbul court on Wednesday sentenced a celebrity talent manager to 12-and-a-half years in prison for aiding an alleged attempt to overthrow the Turkish...

Erdoğan names İstanbul prosecutor leading CHP investigations as justice minister

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has named İstanbul's chief public prosecutor, Akın Gürlek, as his new justice minister, Turkey's Official Gazette said, in a decision...

İstanbul authorities cancel metal band concerts and ban events at major venue

Concerts by two metal bands due to be held at a major performance venue in İstanbul were canceled on Monday after local authorities imposed...

European rights court says Turkey violated 4 judges’ right to challenge their dismissal

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey had violated the rights of four senior judges who were unable to challenge their...

Turkish court blocks access to news reports about pro-Erdoğan CEO’s Epstein correspondence

A Turkish court has blocked access to news reports about email correspondence involving the chief executive officer of a pro-government holding that appeared in...

Erdoğan-linked TURKEN Foundation’s US assets surpass $117 million

The TURKEN Foundation, a US-based nonprofit jointly established by two Turkish charities closely linked to the family of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reported total...

Turkey plunges to 124th place in Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, tied with Belarus, Uzbekistan

Turkey was ranked 124th out of 182 countries and territories in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, scoring 31 points, below the Eastern Europe...

Prosecutors seek aggravated life for celebrity manager over role in Gezi Park protests

Turkish prosecutors have asked a court to sentence celebrity manager Ayşe Barım to aggravated life imprisonment, escalating the charge in a case that accuses...

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