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Turkey monitoring citizens detained aboard Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen: report

Turkey is closely monitoring the status of its citizens aboard the Gaza-bound aid vessel Madleen, which was seized by Israeli naval forces in international...

Corruption is entrenched in presidential system in Turkey, opposition leader says

Former Turkish prime minister and current leader of the opposition Future Party (GP) Ahmet Davutoğlu has sharply criticized the country’s presidential system of governance,...

No peace possible in Turkey without Alevi involvement, pro-Kurdish party co-chair says

Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), declared at the 13th British Alevi Festival in London that any...

Israel storms boat delivering aid to Gaza, Turk aboard urges pressure on Ankara for his release

Israeli forces intercepted a humanitarian aid boat headed for Gaza early Monday, detaining all 12 activists aboard including a Turkish citizen who called on...

Turkish gov’t under fire over AI-powered blitz of speeding tickets during Eid holiday

The Turkish government is facing a mounting backlash after issuing hundreds of thousands speeding tickets with help of AI-powered detectors during the Eid al-Adha...

Soaring costs and political strife mark Eid al-Adha in Turkey

With the cost of sacrifice out of reach for many households and opposition leaders facing arrests and investigations, Eid al-Adha in Turkey comes amid...

Turkey removes 5 more mayors from office amid widening crackdown on opposition

Turkey’s interior ministry announced on Thursday that five district mayors from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been removed from office, following...

Turkey has no immediate withdrawal plans from Syria: report

Turkey is training and advising Syria's armed forces and helping improve its defenses and has no immediate plans for the withdrawal or relocation of...

İzmir city workers end weeklong strike after deal with municipality over wage increases

A weeklong strike by municipal workers in Turkey’s third-largest city ended Wednesday after union leaders accepted a wage offer from the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality,...

Parliament passes penal code amendments, critics say root causes of injustice untouched

Turkey’s parliament passed penal code amendments on Wednesday expanding house arrest and increasing some sentences, attracting criticism for ignoring deeper injustices. The law, officially titled...

Turkey’s religious authority granted power to censor, destroy ‘improper’ Quran translations

Turkey’s top religious authority, the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), has been granted sweeping new powers to oversee religious content and censor Quran translations...

Ex-MP, 5 mayors among 22 arrested in corruption probe targeting Turkish opposition

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of 22 people, including five district mayors from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and a...

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