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US flag still flies over YPG building in Syria

Three US flags placed on the roof of Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) member buildings in a district of Tel Abyad in northern...

Wildfire in Turkish tourist town threatens homes

Firefighters have been unable to bring under control a wildfire that erupted on Friday evening in the Bodrum district of western Muğla province, with...

Another 12 academics detained over alleged Gülen links

Police detained 12 more academics from Erzincan University over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a coup...

Turkey sees record rise in mosque construction in last decade

  A total of 8,985 new mosques were constructed in Turkey between 2005 and 2015, data from the country's top religious body has revealed. According to...

4 detained over suspected plot against British, German missions

Turkish authorities have detained four people as part of an investigation into a potential threat against the British and German diplomatic missions in the...

5 PKK militants killed during military operations in Şemdinli

Five militants from the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed during a military operation in the Şemdinli district of Hakkari province on Friday. According...

24 ISIL suspects detained in İstanbul

  Twenty-four foreign nationals, including Azzov K. who is suspected of supplying explosives to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) members, were detained...

Renowned Turkish actor Tarık Akan dies of cancer at 66

Legendary Turkish actor Tarık Akan died on Friday morning at the age of 66 at a private hospital in Istanbul where he had been...

Documents of arrested Turkish linguist seized by prison management

  Personal documents including answers to an interview and another text belonging to 69-year-old respected Turkish linguist Necmiye Alpay were seized last week by the...

US Attorney Bharara: Zarrab’s demand for judge recusal ‘baseless’

  Preet Bharara, US attorney for the southern district of New York overseeing the trial of Iranian-Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab on charges of money laundering...

US blacklists ISIL financial facilitators in Turkey

The United States Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on two men based in Turkey alleged to be Islamic State in Iraq and the...

[UPDATE] EU rapporteur clarifies comments distorted by Turkish daily

    Turkey Rapporteur for the European Parliament Kati Piri issued a statement on Thursday saying comments she made in an interview had been distorted by...

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