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Woman who lost son in Turkey train accident fined on insult charges

A court has fined a woman whose 9-year-old son was among the victims of a train accident in Turkey in 2018 on charges of...

Court releases remaining 33 detained in Boğaziçi protests in İstanbul’s Kadıköy district

An İstanbul court has released under various supervisory measures the remaining 33 of 61 people who were detained in demonstrations staged in İstanbul’s Kadıköy...

Bayraktar Akıncı: a milestone in Turkey’s drone offensive

Cevheri Güven After a crisis with the US that resulted in the removal of Turkey from the F-35 joint strike fighter program and the cancelation...

Less than half of Turks find government’s pandemic response reassuring: survey

Forty percent of Turkish citizens find the government's handling of the pandemic reassuring, down from 73 percent in March 2020, according to a recent...

Turkey wants dissident academic and journalist extradited from UK on trumped-up charges: report

The Turkish government is gearing up to file an extradition request for a dissident academic and critical journalist who took shelter in the United...

Pro-Kurdish party launches ‘Justice for Everyone’ campaign

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has kicked off a campaign to raise social awareness about the injustices taking place in the country. The “Justice...

Turkish opposition politician to be retried in line with top court’s ruling

After initial resistance, a high criminal court in İstanbul has finally ruled for the retrial of former Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu...

147 writers endorse Boğaziçi students protesting gov’t-appointed rector in joint statement

A joint text signed by 147 Turkish writers has expressed support for students protesting the appointment of a pro-government rector to Boğaziçi University. The writers,...

Erdoğan’s rival in 2018 presidential election to launch new party

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's top rival in Turkey's 2018 election said on Monday he would quit the main opposition party and establish his own...

Turkish appeals court upholds 19 sentences in plot to assassinate opposition leader

A Turkish appeals court has upheld prison sentences handed down to 19 people who stood trial in connection to a 2017 assassination plot targeting...

54 active duty and former officers face detention warrants over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 54 former and active duty officers over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, accused by the...

Turkish mafia boss calls on controversial rector not to quit despite protests

Notorious Turkish mafia boss Alaattin Çakıcı has called on Melih Bulu, whose appointment as rector of Boğaziçi University has led to protests, not to...

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