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AKP-dominated İstanbul City Council votes down mayor’s price hike on water

The İstanbul City Council, on which the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has a majority, in a Thursday evening session overturned a decision by the...

Erdoğan slams France’s Macron over NATO remarks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday lambasted his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, over his criticism of NATO, saying it was the French president who was...

16,300 HDP members detained, 3,500 jailed since 2015

A total of 16,300 members of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have been detained while 3,500 others have been sent to jail since 2015, according...

Turkey’s ruling AKP expects opposition mayors to join amid breakaway movements

An unnamed executive from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said a number of opposition mayors may transfer to their party in the coming days, the...

Turkey dismisses 316 naval officers recruited four years ago

The Turkish Naval Forces has dismissed 316 officers over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, citing the movement’s supposed influence at the time of their recruitment...

Turkish-backed militants abused civilians in Syria, says Human Rights Watch

Factions of the Syrian National Army (SNA), a non-state armed group backed by Turkey in northeast Syria, have summarily executed civilians and failed to account for aid...

Pompeo says Turkey testing Russian defense system ‘concerning’

Turkey carrying out tests with the Russian defense system it purchased is “concerning,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday but added that talks...

Former Erdoğan ally criticizes ‘one man rule,’ plans new party by yearend

Former Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan warned on Tuesday of the dangers of “one man rule” and said he hoped to have formed a new...

Turkish actor Bilginer wins for Best Performance at 47th Int’l Emmy Awards

Famous Turkish actor Haluk Bilginer on Monday won the award for Best Performance by an Actor at the 47th International Emmy Awards in New York, the...

Turkey orders detention of 237 suspected of Gülen movement ties in last 2 days

Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 237 suspects, including active duty soldiers, in the last two days as part of a large-scale crackdown targeting followers...

Mnuchin met with Erdoğan, top Turkish officials amid Halkbank probe

US Treasury officials have confirmed that Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin recently attended a White House lunch with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Courthouse News Service...

Human rights commissioner says Turkey’s blocking of Wikipedia a violation of freedom of expression

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic on Monday submitted her written observations to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) concerning a dispute...

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