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İstanbul court acquits all defendants including Kavala in Gezi Park trial

A Turkish court acquitted leading businessman and rights defender Osman Kavala on Tuesday in a highly controversial trial over the anti-government Gezi Park protests of 2013,...

[UPDATE] Appeals court overturns decision to lift travel ban on mother of cancer patient

A Turkish appeals court on Tuesday overturned a decision to revoke a travel restriction on the passport of Zekiye Ataç, the mother of an 8-year-old cancer...

Turkish novelist in self-imposed exile not to return home despite acquittal: report

Prominent Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, who now lives in self-imposed exile, has said she would not return home to Turkey despite her acquittal last week of...

Elderly mother of Kurdish politician injured during police raid on home

The 90-year-old mother of a Kurdish mayor who was removed from office on terrorism charges has sustained injuries in a police raid on their home in...

Erdoğan aide faces probe due to alleged role in release of drug lord from jail

The chief public prosecutor’s office in İstanbul has launched an investigation into Burhan Kuzu, a chief advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, due to his...

Greek minister asks NATO to help halt migrant influx from Turkey

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos called for a strengthening of NATO's presence in the Aegean Sea on Thursday so as to halt, as he said, the...

Turkish court acquits renowned novelist Erdoğan of terror charges

A Turkish court on Friday acquitted renowned novelist Aslı Erdoğan on charges of membership in an armed terrorist organization in a case that sparked international condemnation,...

Another Turkish citizen tries to set himself on fire due to financial difficulties

Opposition deputy Ali Mahir Başarır has claimed that a man tried to set himself on fire at the entrance of the Turkish Parliament on Thursday morning,...

Turkey to hit groups violating ceasefire including ‘radicals’ in Idlib: minister

Turkey will use force against those violating a ceasefire in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region including “radical” groups, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday, according...

Turkish prosecutor seeks up to 15 years in prison for journalist Deniz Yücel

An İstanbul prosecutor has demanded a prison sentence of up to 15 years, three months for German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel on charges of “disseminating terrorist propaganda” and...

Turkish baklava tycoon sentenced to 8 years, 9 months in prison over Gülen links

Faruk Güllü, businessman and the founder of a well-known baklava company  in Turkey, has been sentenced to eight years, nine months in prison over alleged links...

Germans view Turkey as 4th biggest threat to global security after Iran, US, N. Korea

A recent survey has revealed that 51 percent of Germans consider Turkey a menace to global peace, putting the country in fourth place, Deutsche Welle Turkish service...

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