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US backing for Russia-Ukraine talks ‘extremely important’: Turkey

US support for the Russia-Ukraine peace talks is "extremely important,” Turkey's top diplomat said Monday, as the two sides began a second round of...

Opposition politician sentenced to over 16 years in espionage case

A Turkish court has sentenced opposition politician Metin Gürcan, a prominent defense analyst and co-founder of the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), to more...

Turkey targets İstanbul city officials, mayors in expanding crackdown on opposition

Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 47 city officials, district mayors and staff across İstanbul, whose mayor, the main political rival of President...

EU’s Turkey rapporteur visits jailed İstanbul mayor, says Turkey’s EU future ‘begins in Silivri’

Nacho Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, visited jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Friday at Marmara Prison in Silivri, expressing strong...

Turkish police seize fake currencies worth $115 million in Istanbul

Turkish police have seized a cache of counterfeit foreign currencies worth around $115 million in İstanbul and arrested five foreign nationals suspected of planning...

Turkey arrests 13 in dessert chain probe over alleged Gülen links

A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of 13 people previously detained in connection with a probe into Antiochia Künefe, a popular dessert...

İstanbul Bar executive freed pending trial on terrorism charges

Fırat Epözdemir, a board member of the İstanbul Bar Association who is standing trial on charges of membership in a terrorist organization and disseminating...

Turkey’s Q1 growth lags behind forecasts at 2 percent: report

Turkey's economy grew 2 percent in the first quarter of the year, official data showed on Friday, falling short of expectations amid a tight...

Turkey says Ukraine, Russia want ceasefire ahead of possible talks

Turkey's foreign minister said Friday that both Russia and Ukraine wanted a ceasefire, as he visited Kyiv ahead of a potential second round of...

Members of Turkey’s main opposition party face up to 15 years over courthouse protest

A Turkish court has accepted an indictment seeking prison terms up to 15 years and political bans for 26 members of the main opposition...

Turkey sees 80 percent rise in adolescent suicide rates: UNICEF

Adolescent suicide rates in Turkey surged by 80 percent between 2018 and 2022, one of the steepest increases globally, according to a recent UNICEF report...

Turkey pushes law to censor Quran translations deemed ‘improper’ by religious authority

A Turkish parliamentary committee has approved a controversial bill that would authorize the seizure and destruction of Quran translations deemed objectionable by the state-run...

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