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Erdoğan refuses to declare 14-day lockdown despite calls from medical community

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has no plans to declare a 14-day lockdown to contain...

İstanbul’s Basilica Cistern at high risk of collapse, municipal officer warns

An İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) officer has warned on social media that the city’s iconic Basilica Cistern is at high risk of collapse in...

Turkey bars access to news reports on AKP-era corruption documents at İstanbul Municipality

An İstanbul court has blocked access to news reports covering the first file on alleged corruption in the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) during Justice...

Turkey now 8th in the world for highest number of COVID-19 cases

Turkey has moved into 8th place worldwide in terms of highest number of COVID-19 cases since Turkey’s Health Ministry began last month reporting the number...

Social media giants slapped with second hefty fine under controversial law

Turkey has again imposed fines, this time in the amount of TL 30 million ($3.8 million) each, on social media giants such as Facebook,...

Exiled tycoon says Turkish gov’t members to appear in int’l courts over unlawful confiscations

Cevheri Güven Exiled Turkish businessman Akın İpek has said members of the Turkish government and judiciary who are behind the confiscation of his family’s assets...

Turkey sees wholesale exit of private assets overseas, says opposition MP

An opposition lawmaker has announced that Turkey saw the biggest decline in private wealth in the world, with a total of 17,100 individuals having...

Thousands of businesses in İstanbul, Ankara halt operations amid COVID-19

A total of 20,000 businesses in İstanbul and 15,000 in the Turkish capital city of Ankara have had to halt operations, some permanently, due...

116-year-old Turkish woman beats the coronavirus

Fatma Akyüz, a 116-year-old Turkish woman who lives in the northeastern province of Artvin, has managed to survive a coronavirus infection, according to Turkish...

Turkey’s unemployment slightly down in September, standing at 12.7 percent

Turkey's unemployment rate fell by 1.1 percentage points year-on-year to 12.7 percent in September, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced on Thursday. The country’s unemployment...

Turkey’s opposition figures founding new political parties, citing need for change in politics

Two political figures from the Turkish opposition have announced their plans to launch new political parties, arguing that the current opposition parties have failed...

Turkey’s only COVID-free village grabs national spotlight in fight against virus

A small village in Turkey’s northwestern province of Bartın has attracted tremendous public interest as it has reported no coronavirus infections so far despite...

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