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Erdoğan raises pensions in run-up to elections amid falling popularity

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced a TL 2,000 ($105) increase in pensions, bringing the lowest monthly pension to TL 7,500 ($393) as...

HDP to run in elections under banner of Green Left Party due to risk of closure

In a bid to circumvent the risks that could emerge from its possible closure ahead of the elections on May 14, Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’...

Senator Menendez tears into Turkey, says it does not deserve new F-16s

US Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez harshly criticized Turkey's actions and human rights record on Wednesday, stating that...

US State Department starts reporting on Turkey’s transnational repression tactics

In its annual human rights report on Turkey, the US State Department has included the Turkish government’s transnational repression tactics to suppress its critics...

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog fines 3 more stations for airing content critical of gov’t

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has imposed fines on three television stations for broadcasting content critical of the Turkish government, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported.Radio...

Sweden approves NATO entry as Turkey, Hungary ratifications drag on

Sweden's parliament voted Wednesday in favor of joining NATO despite delays by Hungary and Turkey to ratify its membership bid, which will likely lead...

US targets Iranian, Turkish entities and individuals for supporting Iran’s weapons program

The United States Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned four entities and three individuals in Iran and Turkey for procuring equipment, including European-origin engines for unmanned...

US State Department human rights report cites Albania’s closure of Gülen-linked schools

The US State Department included Albania's decision to close two schools allegedly linked to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Turkey, in...

Mesut Özil ends football career, may run for parliament from Erdoğan’s party

Turkish-German footballer Mesut Özil announced his retirement at the age of 34 on Wednesday, with Turkish media reports speculating about his possible nomination to...

Int’l academy apologizes to Jewish high school for Nazi salute at match

A group of students, teachers and administrators from an international academy in İstanbul paid a visit to a Jewish high school and apologized for...

Top court member, interior minister and AKP MP signed 2016 order to rendition Turkish radiologist

Newly obtained documents reveal that Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, then-General Director of Security and current lawmaker from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Selami...

Former finance minister wanted autonomy to work with Erdoğan: opposition politician

An opposition lawmaker has claimed that a former finance minister who refused to rejoin President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party and economy team had set...

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