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Deputy says purge victim missing for 3 days may have been abducted

Yusuf Bilge Tunç, a former civil servant who was fired from Turkey’s Defense Ministry, has been missing since Tuesday, according to Turkish deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu,...

Turkey’s central bank dismisses chief economist, department managers: report

Turkey’s central bank has dismissed its chief economist, Hakan Kara, and some department managers, according to a document seen by Reuters, re-igniting concern about political interference...

Babacan clearly signals establishment of rival party to Erdoğan’s AKP

Turkey’s former deputy prime minister Ali Babacan released a statement on Thursday overtly signaling his intention to establish a new political party to rival President Recep Tayyip...

Deported Syrians complain of unjust treatment by Turkish officials

While the Turkish government denies claims that it is deporting Syrian refugees and says it only allows voluntary returns, Deutsche Welle Turkish service spoke to several Syrians...

Pregnant woman jailed over Gülen links sent back to prison after losing baby

Hanife Çiftçi, who was jailed in June when she was seven weeks pregnant due to her alleged links to the Gülen movement, lost her unborn baby...

HRW concerned Turkey pressuring disappeared men to remain silent about ordeal

Turkish authorities’ decision to deny lawyers access to four men who were disappeared in February 2019 but are now confirmed to be in police custody in...

Access to Bianet news website blocked in Turkey upon demand from gendarmerie

A Turkish court has imposed a ban on access to independent news website Bianet along with other news websites upon a demand from the Gendarmerie General...

Pro-gov’t daily targets former Zaman editor for driving for Uber in exile

Akşam, one of Turkey’s staunchly pro-government newspapers, on Monday targeted Abdülhamit Bilici, the former editor-in-chief of the now-closed Zaman daily, due to the fact that Bilici is...

Turkey becomes world leader in tax on cigarettes

An increase in the special consumption tax introduced by Turkey’s government in July has caused taxation on cigarettes to jump to 87 percent, higher than the same...

Turkey calls on all parties in eastern Med to cooperate: report

Turkey’s foreign minister on Monday called on all parties in the eastern Mediterranean to cooperate in efforts to exploit the natural resources of the area, according...

14-year-old Kurdish youth killed when border patrol soldier opens fire: report

Vedat Ekinci, a 14-year-old Kurdish boy, was killed on Thursday by a border patrol soldier after he refused to stop despite warnings, according to a statement...

Video exposes police negligence during heart attack of teacher tortured in custody

Bold Medya has released a video showing the negligence of police officers in the death of Gökhan Açıkkollu, a purged history teacher who died...

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