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German opposition asks gov’t about record number of asylum applications from Turkish citizens

Germany’s main opposition, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU), has asked the German government about the skyrocketing number of asylum applications from...

Turkey’s education ministry bans celebration of Western holidays in private schools

The Turkish Ministry of Education has revised the regulations for private educational institutions and now bans the celebration of Western holidays such as Christmas,...

6 arrested over landslide at gold mine, search for trapped miners continues

Authorities have arrested six people in connection with a landslide at a gold mine in eastern Turkey that has trapped nine miners underground since...

More than half of Turks are happy with their lives despite economic woes: TurkStat

Although Turkey has been suffering from a deteriorating economy over the past several years, with high inflation and unemployment, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)...

Journalist faces up to 5 years in prison due to report on judicial corruption

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to five years for a journalist due to one of his articles last year in...

Turkey detains 42 people over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police on Thursday detained 42 people for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by the government of “terrorist activities,"...

Pro-gov’t co-owner of mine denies involvement in operations after cyanide-laced landslide

The chief advisor to the owner of a pro-government holding that co-owns the Çöpler gold mine in Turkey’s eastern Erzincan province has denied his...

Erdoğan attacks top courts, says ‘unsettled’ by their ‘incomprehensible’ rulings

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lashed out at two of the country's top courts due to some rulings that go against the stance...

Turkish company, others hit by US sanctions for transferring US technology to Iran

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday announced sanctions on a Turkey-based company, along with three others...

Turkish authorities restrict access to disaster-hit province, detain activists

The Tunceli Governor’s Office in eastern Turkey has imposed a five-day ban on outgoing travel to neighboring Erzincan, where on Tuesday a landslide at...

Cyanide crisis: Turkey struggles with consequences of mine accident

Turkey urgently needs action following a landslide on Tuesday in an open-cast gold mine in the eastern province of Erzincan, The incident left nine workers...

Court annuls ministry-approved zoning plans for Erdoğan’s ‘crazy’ canal project

An İstanbul court has canceled ministry-approved development plans for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s “Kanal İstanbul” project, a proposed artificial sea-level waterway in İstanbul, the...

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