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Turkey opens Spotify probe after ‘provocative playlist’ complaint

Turkey’s competition authority has opened an investigation into Spotify over alleged anti-competitive practices, while a deputy culture minister has called for legal action against...

Erdoğan says he asked Trump to intervene over shootings at Gaza aid centers

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he asked US President Donald Trump to intervene to stop deadly shootings near Gaza aid distribution centers, where...

Erdoğan confident Turkey will rejoin US’s F-35 program in stages

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he believes Turkey will be readmitted to the US's F-35 joint strike fighter program under an agreement with...

Syria battles forest fires for third day as Turkey sends help

Syrian emergency crews continued battling forest fires for a third straight day on Saturday in the coastal province of Latakia, with strong winds and...

Turkey detains 3 more mayors in expanding crackdown on opposition

Three more mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) were detained on Saturday morning, expanding an ongoing crackdown on the party just...

Erdoğan meets with counterparts at ECO summit in Azerbaijan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a series of bilateral meetings with leaders from Central and South Asia on Friday during the 17th summit...

Pro-opposition networks to go dark for 10 days due to coverage of protests over arrest of İmamoğlu

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog will impose simultaneous 10-day broadcast blackouts on opposition-aligned Halk TV and Sözcü TV starting July 8, following separate rulings that penalize...

Former İzmir mayor among 99 facing arrest in corruption investigation

Turkish prosecutors on Friday sought the arrest of 99 former and current municipal officials in the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) bastion of...

Power companies, cutting corners on safety with little gov’t oversight, fuel Turkey’s wildfires

As wildfires rage across western Turkey, experts and lawmakers are pointing to aging, poorly maintained power lines — transferred to private operators in the...

Notorious Swedish crime boss captured in Turkey: police

The head of one of Sweden's biggest crime organizations, accused of instigating a surge in violent crime, has been detained in Turkey, Swedish police...

Firefighters contain blaze in western Turkey, battle two others

Firefighters brought a major wildfire in the western Turkish province of İzmir under control early Friday, but two others continued to ravage forests there,...

RTÜK suspends programs on pro-opposition networks over remarks on religion, Erdoğan

Turkey’s media watchdog has imposed program suspension penalties and maximum fines on opposition broadcasters Sözcü TV and TELE1 for airing statements deemed to violate...

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