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Turkey’s president signals restructuring of top court following MHP proposal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday announced his support for the overhaul of Turkey’s highest court, a proposal put forward by his nationalist...

Ankara court arrests pro-Kurdish co-mayor, 16 pro-Kurdish politicians

An Ankara court on Friday arrested 17 politicians from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), including the co-mayor of the eastern city of Kars,...

Pro-Kurdish co-mayor detained after colleague announces resignation

The chief public prosecutor's office of the eastern city of Kars has ordered the detention of 19 politicians from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party...

Kurdish villager dies from injuries sustained after being thrown from helicopter

A Kurdish villager who was allegedly thrown from a military helicopter succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday after 20 days in intensive care. Fifty-five-year-old Servet...

Judiciary defunct, free speech curbed in Turkey: German MFA report

Turkey's judiciary is mostly dysfunctional, and fundamental rights granted by its constitution have largely been undermined, a confidential report on the country by the...

Parliament speaker from AKP declares support for restoring death penalty

A senior official from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government on Tuesday expressed support for a proposal by the leader of the...

Turkish officials accused of covering up coronavirus figures

A discrepancy between official and local coronavirus-related statistics in Turkey is increasing as worldwide fear of a second wave of infections is growing. According to the latest official...

Turkey provoking nationalists against Armenian residents amid Azerbaijani-Armenian clashes, deputy says

The green light given by Turkish authorities for Turkish nationalists to hold demonstrations in front of the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul is a provocation,...

Hawkish rhetoric against Armenia explodes in Turkey as Azerbaijan advances in contested enclave

Bellicosity and warmongering took hold of Turkish public discourse after reports of military gains for Azerbaijan against Armenian forces on Sunday over a disputed...

Company run by Turkish intel agency owns planes used in renditions: report

An Ankara-based aviation company owns the aircraft used in alleged renditions of Turkish dissidents by the country's National Intelligence Organization (MİT), according to an...

Pro-Kurdish mayor, 2 politicians in police custody hospitalized for food poisoning

Ayhan Bilgen, co-mayor of the eastern city of Kars from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), and two other HDP politicians were hospitalized for...

Opposition TV channel’s screen goes black over criticism of Turkish foreign policy

Halk TV, one of the few television stations in Turkey that is critical of the government, has been slapped with a five-day broadcasting ban...

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