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3 Kurdish mayors in Şanlıurfa need governor’s approval in decision making

  As part of the trend of appointing trustees to predominantly Kurdish towns in Turkey’s Southeast, the governor of Şanlıurfa is now requiring three local...

Greece: Turkish president’s remarks on islands ‘dangerous’ to relations

The office of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of endangering relations between the two neighboring countries by...

Deep hole appears in Topkapı Palace courtyard, raising concerns

  A hole measuring three meters in diameter has appeared in a courtyard of the historic Topkapı Palace in İstanbul, raising concerns about the palace's...

Minister says women’s most important asset is motherhood

Youth and Sports Minister Akif Çağatay Kılıç has said the most important asset of women is motherhood, adding that motherhood is the “greatest and...

Turkish army to join other state bodies in setting up purge commissions

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) is set to follow the example of numerous other state institutions that have established commissions to cleanse those public...

Another 90 academics, university personnel detained in Turkey over coup charges

A total of 90 people including faculty members and personnel from Gaziantep University have been detained on coup charges, adding to the already high...

Saudi crown prince and Turkish PM meet to boost cooperation on terrorism

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and First Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad bin Nayef started his two days Turkey visit and met with Turkey's Prime Minister...

Turkish FM says ready work with Russia on Syrian ceasefire

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Thursday that Turkey is “more than ready” to work with Russia on a Syrian ceasefire and the...

Owner of restaurant chain Ovalı among 3 arrested in anti-Gülen operation

Three businessmen including one of the owners of the popular Ovalı restaurant chain in İstanbul, Ahmet Tuzlu, were arrested in İstanbul on Thursday as...

MHP leader Bahçeli supports extension of emergency rule for another 3 months

Leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli has expressed support for a three-month extension of the emergency rule that went into effect...

Turkish tourism figures down by 38 percent in August

Number of foreigners who visited Turkey in August dropped by 37.96 percent in August compared to the numbers in the same month of last...

Teacher attempts to change Kurdish name of student in Diyarbakır

A primary school teacher in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır attempted to convince a Kurdish boy to have his Kurdish name, Biryar, changed to...

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