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Minister’s controversial remarks on flash floods in Turkey’s earthquake zone draw ire

Vahit Kirişçi, Turkey’s minister of agriculture and forestry, has drawn criticism from opposition politicians and celebrities with controversial comments on the aftermath of recent...

Mali gets warplanes, drones from Russia, Turkey

Mali's military rulers took delivery on Thursday of more aircraft from Russia, now its main military and political ally, as well as drones from...

Turkey may not need Russia’s S-400 missile defense, manufacturer says

Turkey might not need Russian S-400 batteries in order to protect itself as its homegrown equipment increasingly takes on that role, a major Turkish...

Turkey’s role as transit country for cocaine has been growing: UNODC report

Turkey’s role as a transit country for cocaine has been growing as the amount of the drug seized in the country has increased sevenfold...

Earthquake restrictions muzzle Turkish media ahead of elections: monitor

A state of emergency imposed in Turkey's earthquake-hit southeast is shackling reporters, a top media rights campaigner told AFP, expressing fears they will be...

Editor of Bianet Kurdish service detained in İstanbul

Journalist Aren Yıldırım, editor of the Bianet Kurdish news website, was detained on Wednesday and taken to a police station in the Fatih district...

Fabled Antakya fears losing its ‘soul’ in Turkey’s earthquake ruins

As they left Antakya, Turkey's earthquake-shattered home of ancient civilizations, its anguished residents scribbled farewell messages on the ruins: "We'll come back" and "Don't...

Assad visits Moscow for talks on Turkey-Syria ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday was hosting Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for talks as the Kremlin steps up efforts to reconcile Ankara and...

Governor of earthquake-stricken Hatay province resigns to run in elections

In a move that has attracted harsh criticism, the governor of Hatay, among the Turkish provinces hardest hit by two powerful earthquakes last month,...

Women left vulnerable to physical and sexual violence in earthquake zones, say activists

Activists have said twin earthquakes that hit southern and southeastern Turkey in early February left women vulnerable to physical and sexual violence, the Stockholm...

Prominent rights activist Gergerlioğlu says won’t run for parliament in upcoming elections

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and a prominent human rights advocate, has announced that he will not...

International appeal urges Turkish gov’t to end legal assault on HDP

Well-known leftist politicians and activists from around the world have called on the Turkish government to halt its legal attacks on the country’s pro-Kurdish...

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