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Number of arrests in Turkey’s left-wing crackdown rises to 77

A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of 30 additional people in an investigation targeting the left-wing Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP), expanding...

Turkish court acquits police officers, doctor accused of torture despite top court ruling

A Turkish court has acquitted three police officers and a doctor of charges of torturing former teacher Eyüp Birinci in custody, despite a prior...

Turkey’s food inflation hits nearly 12 times the eurozone rate

Food prices in Turkey rose 31.69 percent year-on-year in January, nearly 12 times the 2.7 percent annual increase recorded in the eurozone’s food, alcohol...

Turkish man arrested with weapons in alleged gang feud case dies by suicide in Italian prison

A Turkish man arrested in Italy last year after police found him and another Turkish national with automatic weapons, both of whom allegedly came...

Opposition mayor in southern Turkey among 9 released pending trial in corruption probe

An İstanbul court on Thursday ordered the release of Zeydan Karalar, the mayor of Turkey’s Adana municipality, and eight other defendants following their arrest...

Earthquake victims commemorated at ruined Antakya church for first time in 3 years

Victims of Turkey’s devastating February 6, 2023, earthquakes were commemorated at the partially destroyed Antakya Greek Orthodox Church on Friday, marking the first religious...

Survivors still in dire straits after Turkey’s 2023 earthquakes as Erdoğan gov’t touts successful recovery

Turkey marked the third anniversary of the February 6, 2023 earthquakes on Friday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and pro-government media presenting the rebuilding...

Economic fallout from Iran hits Turkey’s border region

As vice president of the chamber of commerce in the eastern Turkish city of Van, Fevzi Çeliktaş's job is to boost the local economy....

IFJ condemns shooting of journalist by Turkish forces at Syria border

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the shooting of a journalist by Turkish border guards while she was covering recent protests along...

Turkish court orders arrest of 47 people, including left-wing opposition members and journalists

A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the arrest of 47 people, mainly members of the left-wing Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP), as well...

Turkey detains 2 on accusations of spying for Israel

Turkish intelligence has detained two people on suspicion of spying for Israel's Mossad and providing information that helped the spy agency target its enemies,...

Turkey signs MOU with Chevron to explore oil and gas cooperation

Turkey has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with US energy giant Chevron to assess potential cooperation in oil and natural gas exploration and...

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