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Majority of May Day detainees in İstanbul released, 36 remain in police custody

Turkish authorities have released 372 of the 419 people detained during May Day protests in İstanbul, while 36 of them remain in police custody,...

Jailed İstanbul mayor files more than 200 legal complaints over media smear campaign

Lawyers for İstanbul’s jailed mayor and opposition presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu have filed more than 200 criminal complaints against journalists, TV stations and online...

More than 400 detained in İstanbul for attempting to march to Taksim on May Day

More than 400 people were detained in İstanbul on Thursday as they attempted to march to the city’s iconic Taksim Square to mark International...

İstanbul lockdown aims to prevent May Day marches

İstanbul authorities on Wednesday closed metro trains, buses and Bosporus ferries, paralyzing Turkey's biggest city in a bid to prevent May Day demonstrations. Ahead of...

Families demand justice at Turkish Parliament over deadly hotel fire that killed 78

Relatives of victims who died in a devastating hotel fire in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in northwestern Turkey earlier this year broke down...

Over 200 detained in nationwide Turkish operations targeting alleged Gülen supporters

Turkish authorities have detained at least 218 people in three separate operations across the country in the last four days, targeting individuals accused of...

Turkey joins Three Seas Initiative as strategic partner at 10th summit in Warsaw

Turkey became a strategic partner of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI), according to the joint declaration of the 10th summit held on April 29...

PKK executive says Öcalan-led congress key for militant group to lay down arms

A senior figure in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said Tuesday that the group's disbanding and laying down of arms depend on the...

Turkey detains 12 in stock market manipulation probe

Turkish authorities have detained 12 suspects for allegedly engaging in manipulative actions involving capital market instruments traded on the equity market of İstanbul’s stock...

Environment minister says Kanal İstanbul not on agenda amid renewed controversy

Turkish Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum has said a controversial project for the construction of an artificial sea-level waterway in İstanbul is “not...

18 jailed in new crackdown on İstanbul city officials after Erdoğan rival’s arrest

Turkish authorities arrested 18 people on Wednesday, including officials from İstanbul’s opposition-run municipality, more than a month after the city’s suspended mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

US Senate confirms private equity executive Barrack as ambassador to Turkey: report

The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed private equity executive Thomas Barrack, a longtime friend and backer of President Donald Trump, to be US ambassador...

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