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US says remarks of national swimmer accused of insulting Erdoğan is free speech

The US Department of Justice has said that it cannot provide legal assistance to Turkey concerning a former Turkish national swimmer who is sought...

Author known for controversial books on AKP, Gülen movement attacked in western Turkey

Turkish author Ergün Poyraz, who is known for his controversial books on the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the faith-based Gülen movement,...

Turkey seeks to detain dozens more Kurdish politicians in Kobani case

Forty-six suspects, including former mayors from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), were detained in morning raids across the country as part of a...

Erdoğan’s long arm: Deutsche Bank closes accounts of Erdoğan opponents without giving any reason

Germany's Deutsche Bank has closed the accounts of three opponents of Turkey's authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan without providing a reason, possibly over dubious...

Turkey’s current account deficit reaches $5.15 billion in February

Turkey's current account registered a deficit of $5.15 billion in February, more than double the amount in the same month last year, data from...

Jobs abroad, suicide googled the most by Turks in 2019-2021 period: opposition MP

An opposition lawmaker has found that the phrases searched for by Turks the most on Google between 2019 and 2021 involved working abroad and...

Erdoğan’s son-in-law sues journalist, newspaper over drone sales reports

Selçuk Bayraktar, the chief technical officer of Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle producer Baykar who is also the son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has...

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposed $3.7 million in fines on media organizations in 2021

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), imposed 1,661 fines on media organizationsin 2021, totaling TL 55.8 million ($3.7 million), yet...

Electricity, natural gas cut off for 4.5 million in Turkey last year due to unpaid bills

Amid the rapidly rising cost of energy, 4.5 million people in Turkey had their electricity and natural gas supplies cut off in 2021 due...

Number of inmates in Turkish prisons hits record high of 314K at end of March

The number of inmates in Turkish prisons, which have the capacity to safely hold 271,823 people, has reached a record high of 314,512 as...

Top court releases ex-brigadier general after 6 years in prison on coup charges

A former brigadier general who had been incarcerated in İzmir for five years, eight months on coup charges has been released based on a...

Newly resigned MHP district council member attacked ahead of TV interview

A district council member in Kayseri from the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) who recently resigned from the party was attacked by a mob...

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