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Economist: Acrimonious breakup between Turkey, EU a matter of time

The London-based Economist weekly news magazine said in an article on Saturday that an acrimonious breakup between Turkey and the EU appears to be...

Number of journalists in Turkish prisons ‘cannot be determined,’ justice minister says

It is not possible to “determine” the number of journalists in Turkish prisons, said Turkey’s justice minister in response to a parliamentary question on...

Denmark to pull its fighter jets out of Turkey’s İncirlik base

Denmark announced on Friday that it would not extend a six-month mission for seven F-16 jets at Turkey's İncirlik Airbase taking part in a...

[BREAKING] Russian ship runs aground in İstanbul

A Russian ship run aground off the coast of İstanbul's Bosphorus due to heavy winds on Friday. According to Turkey's Doğan news agency, it was...

[OPINION] Erdoğan tries hard to suppress coup probe

by Abdullah Bozkurt With a bloody abortive coup attempt that was most likely orchestrated as a false flag, Turkey’s autocratic leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the...

Erdoğan on executive presidency: The nation’s wish will be realized

Speaking to university students in Ankara on Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the desire of the nation would be realized as far...

Deputy PM: Terrorist organizations aim to stop rising countries, especially Turkey

Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek argued on Friday that there is a “big plot” in place in the Middle East and that terrorist organizations...

Mayor, co-mayor of Kurdish town arrested on terror charges

The mayor and co-mayor of the Kızıltepe district of Mardin in southeastern Turkey were arrested on Friday on charges of terrorism as part of...

UN rapporteur speaks of environment conducive to torture in Turkey

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer during a press conference in Ankara on Friday talked about an environment conducive to torture following...

Turkey’s stock exchange moves to keep assets in local currency after Erdoğan’s call

Turkey’s stock exchange, Borsa İstanbul (BİST), on Friday moved to keep all its cash assets in accounts denominated in Turkish lira.   “In support of the...

Lira in freefall as Erdoğan urges Turks to sell off forex

An economic crisis will only slightly affect Turkey if fellow citizens convert their foreign currencies into Turkish lira or gold, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Islamic scholar Gülen named as prime suspect in match-fixing conspiracy indictment  

Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen is the prime suspect in an indictment prepared by an İstanbul prosecutor concerning allegations that there was a conspiracy in...

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