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Suspected ringleader of child porn network is in Turkey, Florida authorities say

Florida authorities are investigating an international child exploitation network, uncovering more than a million images and videos of abuse and identifying a Turkish national...

Turkey begins trial of 189 defendants over protests against İstanbul mayor’s arrest

A mass trial began in İstanbul on Friday for 189 people, including students, journalists and lawyers, who protested the detention and subsequent arrest of...

Turkey’s surprise rate hike draws mixed reactions as economists warn of deeper instability

Turkey’s central bank surprised markets on Thursday by raising its benchmark interest rate to 46 percent, a move that drew mixed reactions from economists...

Bluesky restricts access to 72 accounts in Turkey amid government pressure

Bluesky has restricted access to 72 accounts and one post in Turkey, marking a shift for the decentralized social media platform that had previously...

Prominent rights lawyer rearrested less than 24 hours after release from prison

Selçuk Kozağaçlı, a well-known human rights lawyer and honorary president of the Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD), was rearrested on Thursday, less than 24 hours...

Turkey’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 46 percent

Turkey's central bank hiked its key interest rate to 46 percent on Thursday after a month of protests over the arrest of İstanbul's opposition...

Ankara says over 175,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from Turkey

More than 175,000 Syrians who fled their country's civil war to neighboring Turkey have returned home since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad in...

Reform package aims for release of 55K inmates amid overcrowding in Turkish prisons

A new judicial reform package drafted by Turkey’s Justice Ministry could lead to the release of up to 55,000 inmates, as the country’s prison...

Prominent MP from pro-Kurdish party in critical condition after emergency heart surgery

Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a prominent lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and deputy speaker of parliament, is in critical...

[INTERVIEW] The goal isn’t to deport Rümeysa. It’s to quash criticism of Israel.

Bünyamin Tekin In late March, Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, was walking along a street in Somerville, Massachusetts, when masked, plainclothes...

Turkish scientist makes history as wearable breast cancer screening device launched into space

Turkish scientist and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) associate professor Canan Dağdeviren has made history by sending her groundbreaking wearable ultrasound device into space,...

High school students join Turkey’s protests as Erdoğan gov’t reshuffles teachers seen as critics

High school students in Turkey have joined growing protests against the government, walking out of classes and staging sit-ins over a nationwide teacher reassignment...

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