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Erdoğan’s communications directorate has tripled staff, more than doubled spending since 2018

Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate has tripled its staff and more than doubled its spending in US dollar terms since its founding by President Recep...

‘We can’t sleep while Erdoğan continues to hurt his own people,’ says Norwegian author

Bünyamin Tekin Norwegian author, journalist and former politician Odd Anders With says he felt compelled to document the stories of refugees in Norway who fled...

Father seeking justice for daughter sent to prison after Turkish appeals court upholds sentence

Şaban Vatan, the father of a girl whose 2018 death remains unresolved, has been sent to prison in Turkey after the country’s top appeals...

Turkey arrests mayor and 4 municipal officials in expanding crackdown on opposition

A Turkish court arrested the mayor of Şile, a seaside district on the northern outskirts of İstanbul, along with four other municipal officials early...

Turkish court orders release of opposition mayor, but he remains jailed in separate case

A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release of Ahmet Özer, the opposition mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district, in a terrorism-related case, but he...

Turkish prosecutors order detention of 8 over alleged stock market manipulation

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for eight people accused of manipulating trades on the Borsa Istanbul stock exchange, allegedly causing financial harm to...

Another LeMan magazine editor arrested over controversial cartoon

The top editor of Turkey's satirical LeMan magazine has been arrested, media and lawyers said on Saturday, the latest arrest on accusations that the...

Main opposition leader under investigation for calling bribery case against mayor a setup

Turkey’s main opposition leader is under investigation for allegedly spreading false information about a high-profile bribery case, after he publicly accused the government of...

Ankara’s account of 2016 coup false, top general framed, say ex-air force officers in new documentary

A new documentary featuring former Turkish Air Force officers disputes the official account of a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 and...

Germany investigates Turkish consulate employee, police officer over suspected espionage

German federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into a Turkish Consulate employee and a police officer of Turkish descent on suspicion of spying for...

LeMan magazine editor detained at İstanbul Airport over controversial cartoon

Aslan Özdemir, the managing editor of Turkish satirical magazine LeMan, was detained at İstanbul Airport on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into...

Turkish leaders hail ‘irreversible turning point’ after PKK ceremony to burn weapons in northern Iraq

Turkish political leaders on Friday welcomed a symbolic ceremony held by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq to burn their weapons,...

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