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Turkey’s limit on monthly gold imports fuels smuggling, cripples jewelry workshops

A strict quota on gold imports aimed at reducing Turkey’s trade deficit has triggered a surge in gold smuggling and severely impacted the jewelry...

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party seeks meeting with jailed PKK leader after new call from far-right politician

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in Turkey has applied to the Justice Ministry for permission to meet with the jailed...

Canadian journalist denied entry to Turkey suspects Azerbaijan’s involvement

A Canadian journalist who was denied entry to Turkey as a tourist at an İstanbul airport over the weekend due to an “entry ban”...

ECtHR notifies Turkey of 1,000 new applications over Gülen movement convictions

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday notified Ankara of 1,000 new applications arising from five cases now on its docket related...

For Ceyda: a Turkish mother’s fight for justice for murdered daughter

Filiz Demiral was at home in İstanbul when she got the phone call in August 2020 that would turn her life upside down: Her...

[OPINION] Friedrich Merz and the fight for Europe’s soul

Yasemin Aydın* On Nov. 6, political tremors reverberated on both sides of the Atlantic. In the United States, Donald Trump’s reelection signaled a new wave...

NATO chief Rutte to visit Turkey for talks on Monday

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will travel to Ankara on Monday for high-level talks with Turkish representatives, the alliance announced on Friday, as reported...

[ANALYSIS] Turkey backs ICC warrants but falls short of pledge to enforce them

Fatih Yurtsever* While some European countries such as France, Belgium and the Netherlands have announced their intention to enforce an International Criminal Court (ICC) decision...

Top appeals court upholds prison sentence for Kurdish journalist convicted of terror-related charges

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence of almost two years for a journalist in southeastern Turkey who was convicted of...

Turkish prosecutors investigate 2 journalists under ‘disinformation law’

İstanbul prosecutors have launched an investigation into two journalists on accusations of spreading “disinformation” due to their comments about the forced resignation of three...

Turkey’s top court strikes down law restricting passports over security concerns

Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has annulled a law that allowed the Interior Ministry to deny passports to individuals deemed a security risk, ruling the...

Miners lock themselves underground in Ankara in protest against privatization

Some 500 miners working at a coal mine in Ankara started a protest by locking themselves underground in the mine on Wednesday to protest...

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