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Turkey faces wave of criticism over rule of law, freedom of expression at UN rights review

Turkey came under heavy scrutiny during the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review on Tuesday, as dozens of countries raised concerns over...

Turkish state lender Halkbank appeals Iran sanctions case to US Supreme Court: report

Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank has asked the US Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that allows it to be prosecuted for allegedly helping...

Jailed İstanbul mayor files lawsuit over revocation of university diploma

İstanbul's jailed and suspended Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition’s presidential candidate whose arrest in March led to mass protests against the Turkish government, has...

EU lawmakers demand firm response to Turkey’s rights abuses after İstanbul mayor’s arrest

Thirty-two members of the European Parliament have called on the European Commission to take urgent action over what they describe as escalating human rights...

2 executives from Turkey’s top business group face new charges over gov’t criticism

İstanbul prosecutors have filed a new indictment against two senior executives of the country’s leading business group after they criticized government policies in a...

Turkey’s annual inflation eases to 37.9 percent

Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed in April for the 11th month in a row, official data showed Monday. Consumer price increases slowed to 37.9 percent,...

Veteran MP from pro-Kurdish party dies at 62

Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a veteran politician respected across Turkey's political spectrum for his efforts to end the conflict between Ankara and Kurdish militants, died...

Erdoğan visits northern Cyprus amid scrutiny of Turkish-backed territory after whistleblower’s murder

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to northern Cyprus on Saturday, aimed at demonstrating Ankara’s political and financial backing of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot...

EU says reports on Schengen visa restrictions for Turkey are false

The European Union has dismissed media claims in Turkey about Schengen visa restrictions, calling them false and warning applicants against misinformation and fraud. In a...

Turkish Cypriots protest new rule allowing hijab in school

Several thousand Turkish Cypriots marched on Friday to protest a new regulation allowing pupils to wear Islamic headscarves in secondary schools, a move they...

UK lawyer files new appeal at ECtHR for journalist jailed for 9 years over Gülen links

Fatma Zibak A leading British human rights lawyer has filed an expanded appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on behalf of Ali...

Majority of İstanbul residents oppose controversial canal project: survey

More than three-quarters of İstanbul residents oppose the controversial Kanal İstanbul project, a new survey from an agency affiliated with the İstanbul Municipality has...

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