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Council gives permission for controversial mosque in İstanbul’s Taksim

A controversial mosque project in the heart of İstanbul, near Taksim Square, received permission to move forward from the relevant council of experts on...

28 academics from İTÜ referred to court for arrest

Twenty-eight of 33 previosuly detained academics were referred to court on Monday, with an İstanbul prosecutor demanding their arrest over the use of a...

Gov’t says transfer of stakes to fund a measure against attacks on economy

Justice and Development Party (AKP) government spokesperson and Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said the government's recent move to transfer Treasury stakes to...

İstanbul imam accuses potential naysayers in referendum of treason

An imam in İstanbul's Ümraniye district has accused people who will vote against a constitutional reform package that introduces an executive presidency in Turkey...

Turkey detains around 800 in nationwide anti-ISIL operations

Turkish police have detained around 800 people in operations targeting alleged members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the...

[UPDATE] Second magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts Turkey; minor damage caused

Two earthquakes with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 jolted Turkey's northern Aegean coast on Monday, damaging dozens of homes in five villages and injuring...

Treasury stakes in THY, Halkbank also transferred to Wealth Fund

The Turkish government has announced that following the transfer of Treasury stakes in a number of top companies to the newly established Wealth Fund...

Erdoğan spokesperson says president to speak with Trump on phone soon

İbrahim Kalın, spokesperson for the Turkish Presidency, said on Saturday that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to talk to US President Donald Trump...

Turkish court bans access to websites exposing gov’t graft, purge, torture in prisons

An Ankara court has banned access to YouTube videos that expose the involvement of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the family...

Turkish PM says Gülen movement, PKK behind ‘no’ campaign for referendum

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Sunday that a campaign calling on citizens to vote "no" in upcoming referendum in early April on...

[VIDEO] Barkey says pro-NATO generals purged, Turkey-Alliance relations could shift

Henri Barkey, director of the Middle East Program at the Washington-based Wilson Center, said that many generals purged by the Turkish government are pro-NATO...

Turkey transfers state shares in major companies to Wealth Fund

Shares belonging to the Turkish Treasury in a number of companies including Ziraat Bank, the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), satellite network TÜRKSAT, the Petroleum...

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