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Turkey, Russia working on de-escalating conflict in Syria’s Idlib province: ministry

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his Russian counterpart discussed by phone developments in Syria’s Idlib province and measures to reduce tension in the area, the...

Turkey planning to tap $6.6 billion from central bank reserves: report

Turkey’s Treasury ministry is working on legislation to transfer the central bank’s 40 billion lira ($6.6 billion) in legal reserves to the government’s budget to shore...

Election authority rejects opposition request to cancel İstanbul vote results in their entirety

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) on Monday unanimously turned down an application by opposition parties the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the İyi (Good) Party to cancel...

Turkish composer says he was denied award for supporting opposition hashtag

Renowned Turkish composer and musician Cahit Berkay has revealed that he was denied an award for which he was nominated, claiming that the move was due...

[OPINION] The future of Erdoğan and the Kurdish vote

Ekrem Dumanlı Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his party, unable to accept losing the İstanbul mayoral election on March 31, finally persuaded the Supreme Election Board...

Journalist Yücel says subjected to torture in Turkish prison, holds Erdoğan responsible

German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel says he was tortured during his near year-long detention in Turkey, in court testimony seen by Deutsche Welle, holding Turkish President Recep...

Baby accompanying mother in prison joins 700 other kids growing up behind bars

Selma Betül Urunga, a 2-year-old whose parents were jailed as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting Gülen movement followers, has been sent to Mersin Prison to...

Teacher who pleaded with gov’t to spare children’s lives vindicated by top Turkish court

Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the imprisonment of Kurdish teacher Ayşe Çelik, who during a TV program in 2016 called for an end to...

Turkey cancels press accreditation of 682 journalists in 4 months

The Turkish government cancelled 682 press cards between November and March, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Thursday. According to the report there were 15,423 permanent press card...

Turkey’s currency hits 8-month low after decision to hold new İstanbul election

Turkey’s currency weakened beyond 6.24 to the dollar on Thursday, hitting its weakest level in eight months amid concerns over the re-run of İstanbul’s mayoral election...

Police setting up security perimeters around 2 Kurdish municipal buildings

Police in the Kurdish province of Şırnak are setting up barricades and X-ray machines in and around the municipal buildings in two districts without the approval...

Turkish presidential official blacklists celebrities who supported opposition hashtag

Muhammet Safi, the head of the archives department at the Turkish presidency, on Tuesday tweeted a list targeting celebrities who supported an opposition hashtag after the cancelation...

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