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Far-right Turkish leader praises police violence against members of religious group

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has praised the excessive force used by police officers in the southern province...

Russian oligarch Abramovich’s superyachts dock in Turkey

Two luxury superyachts owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich have docked in Turkey, which has not joined European sanctions against Moscow targeting the Chelsea...

70-year-old detained on Erdoğan insult charges for sharing proverb that led to journalist’s imprisonment

A 70-year-old man was detained in Turkey on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for sharing a proverb quoted earlier by journalist...

Prosecutor seeks 6 years for journalist who exposed nepotism at pro-gov’t foundation

A public prosecutor in Turkey is seeking a six-year sentence for journalist Metin Yücel, who disclosed documents that revealed alleged nepotism engaged in by...

Police violence against members of anti-gov’t religious group sparks outrage

Turkish police in the southern province of Adana sparked outrage when they employed batons, plastic bullets and pepper spray in what many said was...

US suggested Turkey transfer Russian-made missile system to Ukraine: report

The United States has informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Ukraine to help it...

Jailed businessman Kavala back in court, remanded again

Turkey's leading activist Osman Kavala, who at the weekend marked his 1,600th day in prison without conviction, appeared before court Monday for the first...

Turkey says Russia, Ukraine ‘close to agreement’

Turkey on Sunday said Russia and Ukraine made progress on their negotiations to halt the invasion and the two warring sides were close to...

Critical Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden brutally attacked

Ahmet Dönmez, a Turkish journalist critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who has been living in exile in...

Kurdish student victim of threats, racist attacks for declining to vote for AKP in 2023

A Kurdish student in a religious imam-hatip high school in Turkey’s northwestern province of Kocaeli was the subject of threats and racist attacks after...

Amnesty calls for acquittal of Kavala, others ahead of hearing in new Gezi Park trial

Amnesty International on Friday called for the acquittal and immediate release of businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala and seven other defendants ahead of the...

Turkey ordered detention of 63 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 63 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Stockholm Center...

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