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[UPDATE] Turkey removes mayor of opposition stronghold from office after arrest

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed the mayor of the Beşiktaş district of İstanbul, one of the strongholds of the main opposition Republican People’s Party...

Rubio warns against Erdoğan abusing transition of power in US against Syrian Kurds

Senator Marco Rubio, the nominee for US secretary of state in the Donald Trump administration, has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should not...

New ‘cybersecurity’ law in Turkey could criminalize reporting on data leaks

A bill regulating cybersecurity passed by Turkey’s parliamentary defense committee on Friday could make it a criminal offense to report on data breaches if...

Turkish Airlines says to resume flights to Damascus on January 23

Turkish Airlines said Wednesday that it would resume flights to Damascus from January 23 after more than a decade, following the fall of Syrian...

Syria will not let its lands be used to threaten Turkey: FM

Syria will never allow its territory to be used as a staging ground for threats against Turkey, its top diplomat said Wednesday after talks...

İstanbul mayor challenges gov’t to uphold his conviction to relieve pressure on party

A defiant Ekrem İmamoğlu, the popular mayor of İstanbul, has called on the government to ensure that his conviction in a politically charged trial...

19 dead after drinking bootleg alcohol in İstanbul

Nineteen people who drank tainted alcohol in İstanbul have died in the past 48 hours, with dozens more being treated for poisoning, Agence France-Presse...

Russian FM Lavrov accuses US of seeking to sabotage TurkStream gas pipeline

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday accused the United States of planning to sabotage the TurkStream gas pipeline, which carries Russian gas to...

Turkey’s chief rabbi dies at 85

Turkey's Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva, who led the country's Jewish community for more than two decades, has died, Agence France-Presse reported, citing its leadership...

Syrian foreign minister to visit Turkey on Wednesday

Syria's foreign minister said he would visit Turkey on Wednesday on the first official trip to the country since Islamist-backed rebels toppled president Bashar al-Assad...

Mayor of CHP stronghold in İstanbul detained in bid-rigging investigation

Turkish police on Monday detained the mayor of the Beşiktaş district of İstanbul, one of the strongholds of the main opposition Republican People’s Party...

Turkey arrests 2 Kurdish co-mayors, replaces them with trustee

Two co-mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in the Akdeniz district of southern Mersin province who were detained on...

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