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HRW urges Germany’s Merz to raise concerns over Turkey’s authoritarian slide during Ankara visit

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz should not ignore Turkey’s worsening record on democracy and human rights and an...

Turkey’s Eurofighter deal with UK includes advanced weapons package: report

Turkey’s $10.7 billion (£8 billion) agreement to purchase 20 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets from the UK also includes a comprehensive weapons package featuring MBDA...

Lukoil to sell more than 600 gas stations in Turkey after new US sanctions

Russia’s Lukoil announced Monday it will sell its international holdings, including more than 600 gas stations in Turkey, following a new round of US...

Most Turks see economy as AKP’s biggest failure: survey

Turks, who have experienced a high cost of living amid double-digit inflation since 2019, see the economy as the weakest area of performance for...

Starmer under fire for silence on Turkey’s rights abuses, opposition crackdown during defense deal visit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing growing criticism for remaining silent on Turkey’s deteriorating human rights record and on ongoing crackdown on the...

Hundreds of Turkish football referees accused of betting on matches

Hundreds of Turkish football referees, including several officiating in top national leagues, are under investigation for allegedly placing online bets in violation of professional...

Jailed İstanbul mayor hit with fresh charges of ‘political espionage’

Prosecutors have filed new charges of “political espionage” against jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, deepening a months-long legal saga that has already kept the...

Turkey appoints trustee to run pro-opposition network TELE1

Turkish authorities have appointed a government-controlled trustee to take over management of TELE1, one of the country’s last remaining pro-opposition television networks, after the...

Israel must be ‘comfortable’ with Gaza peacekeepers, Rubio says amid talk of Turkish involvement

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Israel would have a decisive say over the composition of an international peacekeeping force...

Turkey appoints deputy FM as its first ambassador to Syria since 2011

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan named Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yılmaz as Ankara’s new ambassador to Syria, replacing the chargé d’affaires who had represented...

Turkey’s brain drain led by engineering and IT graduates, official data show

The rate of brain drain among Turkish university graduates remained at 2 percent in 2024, with engineers and information technology graduates leading the exodus,...

Ankara court dismisses case challenging main opposition party congress

An Ankara court on Friday threw out a corruption case against Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on the grounds that it lacked...

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