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Alleged Gülenists in Turkey face ongoing detentions, social exclusion: Dutch gov’t report

A newly published report by the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security briefing the relevant authorities on asylum applications notes that Turkish authorities continue...

İstanbul mayor’s lawyers refute falsified degree allegations amid ongoing probe

The legal team of İstanbul’s opposition mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has denied claims that he falsified his university degree, presenting university transfer records and academic...

126 arrested for Gülen links in investigation into döner restaurant chain

Turkish courts have arrested 126 people out of more than 350 detained last week as part of an investigation into a popular döner restaurant...

10th pro-Kurdish party mayor removed in eastern Turkey

Turkey's interior ministry announced on Monday the removal of a 10th pro-Kurdish party mayor in eastern Turkey in less than a year for alleged...

Erdoğan reshapes party administration with participation of former opposition figures

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reshaped the leadership of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) by welcoming people who had previously taken...

[OPINION] Erdoğan is upset at loss of relevance in Ukraine negotiations

Ömer Murat* It is no secret that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and former US President Joe Biden were not on the best of terms, so...

Turkey investigating İstanbul mayor’s ‘falsified’ university degree

Turkey has begun investigating allegations that İstanbul’s opposition mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, falsely obtained his university degree, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported Saturday. İmamoğlu is...

Pro-Kurdish politicians, journalists among 30 arrested on accusations of terrorism

Turkish authorities have arrested 30 people, including pro-Kurdish and socialist politicians, journalists and activists, following their detention in a series of police raids across...

[OPINION] Is democracy destroying itself?

Tarık Toros* It sounds like the premise of a dystopian novel, but it is the political reality unfolding before us. Across the West, traditional parties...

Famous mountaineer given suspended sentence for spreading ‘disinformation’

Nasuh Mahruki, a renowned mountaineer and founder of the Turkish Search and Rescue Association (AKUT), has been handed down a suspended sentence of nearly...

İstanbul mayor files application to run in CHP presidential candidate election

İstanbul’s powerful mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has officially submitted his application to run in an election that will determine the presidential candidate of his main...

‘Just two glasses’: In Turkey, lives shattered by bootleg alcohol

Taşkın Erduan thought he'd gotten a bargain: three liters of vodka for around $15. But it took only two glasses to kill the 51-year-old...

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