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Erdoğan does not expect sanctions from US over S-400 purchase

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday he did not expect the United States to impose sanctions on Turkey over its planned purchase of...

17 prime suspects in 2016 coup trial given life sentences by Turkish court

The Ankara 17th High Criminal Court on Thursday handed down aggravated life sentences to 17 prime suspects in the main trial for the 2016 coup attempt,...

Erdoğan says Ordu incident could block İmamoğlu’s path to mayoralty

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the opposition’s mayoral candidate for İstanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, may not be able to assume the post due to an...

Konda poll says opposition’s İmamoğlu leading by 8 percent

Turkey’s opposition candidate for İstanbul mayoral office is leading the polls with more than 8 percent, according to a prominent Turkish polling company. Conducted on 3,498 İstanbulites...

‘Credible evidence’ Saudi crown prince liable for Khashoggi killing, says UN report

The crown prince of Saudi Arabia should be investigated over the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi because there is “credible evidence” that he and other...

Turkey to send second drilling ship off Cyprus despite diplomatic row

Despite diplomatic tension, Turkey on Thursday announced that it would send a second drilling ship, the Yavuz, to search for natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean,...

Religious directorate orders symbolic funerals across Turkey for Egypt’s Morsi

The Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) ordered Turkish mosques to hold symbolic funeral prayers for Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi, who died of a heart attack...

Kurdish airport worker commits suicide over social exclusion due to ethnic roots

A Kurdish security guard working at İstanbul Airport committed suicide on Monday evening, jumping from an elevated area in an airport terminal and indicating the social exclusion...

Turkey, Qatar support hampering ‘liberation’ of Tripoli: Libyan deputy

Military support by Qatar and Turkey for militias has hampered an ongoing campaign by Libyan forces to “liberate” the capital of Tripoli, the country’s top lawmaker...

NBA star Kanter’s father to appear in court over Gülen ties

NBA star Enes Kanter’s father will appear in court on Tuesday on charges of membership in the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Mehmet...

İstanbul mayoral candidates face off in TV debate for next week’s election

The two leading contenders for İstanbul mayor faced off in a political debate Sunday, a week before the city is set to hold a repeat of...

Wife of exiled Turkish journalist reunites with family despite being denied passport

Dilek Dündar, the spouse of journalist Can Dündar, who lives in exile in Germany, announced on Friday that she has finally been able to rejoin her...

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