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Turkey says it is working to renew Black Sea grain deal

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Sunday that Ankara is working hard to extend a UN-backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export...

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan fears facing the same fate as Egypt’s Morsi

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's handshake with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who was sworn in as Egypt’s president in 2014 after a...

237 arrested in Turkey for shoddy building construction in earthquake zone

Turkish courts have arrested 237 people as a result of investigations launched into 768 suspects involved in the construction business for contributing to last...

Turkey again bans access to popular online forum Ekşi Sözlük

A Turkish court has blocked access to Ekşi Sözlük, one of the country’s most popular social media websites, after another court lifted a similar...

US mentions Turkey among possible routes for Russia to evade sanctions

The US government in a compliance note listed Turkey as being among possible “transshipment points” used to evade sanctions and export controls and illegally...

Nearly 2 mln people moved from earthquake zone to other cities in Turkey: report

Turkey has witnessed a major domestic migration in the aftermath of massive earthquakes in early February, with nearly 2 million people having moved from...

Turkish gov’t orders demolition of historic church damaged in earthquakes

Turkey's Ministry of Environment has ordered the demolition of a church dating back to the 14th century that was severely damaged in two massive...

Documentary reveals gov’t’s inadequate response to massive quakes in southern Turkey

A documentary that includes statements from a politician, two journalists and an activist highlights criticism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling...

Turkey’s trade deficit surges 52.8 percent in February after earthquakes

Turkey's foreign trade deficit stood at $12.19 billion in February, widening 52.8 percent year-on-year, highlighting the impact of last month's massive earthquakes on trade,...

15 military cadets get 15 years in coup retrial

A high criminal court in İstanbul has handed down a prison sentence of 15 years to each of 15 air force cadets who were...

3 TV stations fined $423K in total for earthquake coverage critical of government

A total of TL 7,990,000 ($423,000) in fines has been imposed by broadcasting watchdog the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) on three TV...

European judges association, Belgian law firm, NGO take Turkey’s alleged crimes against humanity to ICC

Bünyamin Tekin, The Hague A law firm and two nongovernmental organizations advocating human rights and the rule of law have sent a communication to the...

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