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Turkey arrests 3 more Kurdish politicians

An executive from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and two co-mayors in an eastern province were jailed on Tuesday, in the latest episode...

Blind journalist questioned by police for refusing to recognize colleague as ‘terrorist’

Visually impaired Turkish journalist Cüneyt Arat has announced that he was interrogated by the police due to his refusal to recognize a Turkish journalist...

888 child workers have died in occupational accidents in Turkey during AKP rule: İSİG

A total of 888 child workers have died in work-related accidents since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in November 2002,...

[ANALYSIS] Could Russia say ‘No’ to extending the Black Sea Grain Initiative?

Fatih Yurtsever* On the evening of June 5, 2023, an explosion damaged the Tolyatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. The pipeline runs...

Thousands of Turkish citizens seek asylum in US through Mexico: report

Some 33,000 Turkish citizens fleeing Turkey have entered the United States via the Mexican border over the past 18 months and are trying to...

Court refuses to release former Diyarbakır mayor from prison during retrial

A high criminal court in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır has refused to release from prison the city’s former mayor, who is being...

Turkey’s unemployment rate rises to 10.2 percent in April

Turkey's unemployment rate edged up 0.1 points month-on-month to 10.2 percent in April, official data showed on Monday, while a seasonally adjusted measure of...

Italian special forces save Turkish cargo ship from ‘pirates’

Italian special forces boarded a cargo ship sailing from Turkey to France on Friday after the crew was threatened by "pirates" off the Italian...

CoE to consider ‘further measures’ if Turkey fails to release Kavala by September

The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers has decided to consider “further measures” in the event that Turkish authorities fail to release jailed...

Former Wall Street executive named head of Turkey’s central bank

Turkey's newly re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday appointed former Wall Street executive Hafize Gaye Erkan as central bank governor, signaling a possible...

CoE calls for immediate release of pro-Kurdish politicians Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ

The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers has urged Turkish authorities to ensure the immediate release of former pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)...

Turkey state banks return to lira’s defense after sharp drop: report

Turkish state lenders began supporting the lira again following the currency’s biggest drop in more than a year on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported. The currency steadied...

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