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İstanbul district mayor among 19 jailed in corruption probe targeting opposition municipalities

A district mayor from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and 18 others have been jailed pending trial as part of an expanding...

Turkish military helicopter crashes during training flight, no serious injuries

A Turkish military CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter crash-landed during a training flight near Ankara’s Sincan district on Tuesday, with no serious injuries reported. The helicopter,...

Ukraine asks Turkey to host Zelensky-Putin meeting: report

Ukraine has asked Turkey to host a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported, citing its top diplomat, as...

Turkey moves to sell seized pro-opposition broadcaster TELE1

Turkish authorities have put the assets of opposition television station TELE1 up for sale, months after the detention of its editor-in-chief and the appointment...

Former police chief involved in Turkey’s 2013 corruption investigations arrested over alleged Gülen links

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of a former İstanbul police chief who was part of the team that led corruption investigations in...

Turkey denounces Greek fishing map, says Athens overreached in Aegean and Mediterranean

Turkey accused Greece on Tuesday of trying to impose fishing restrictions in disputed waters of the Aegean Sea and eastern Mediterranean, saying maps published...

Dutch brothers died of pesticide poisoning in İstanbul hotel, 5 jailed

Turkish authorities have determined that two Dutch brothers found dead in an İstanbul hotel last August died from exposure to a toxic pesticide, leading...

Turkey to review unresolved cases that drew public outrage, justice minister says

Turkey’s justice minister said Tuesday that authorities are re-examining previously closed case files, with priority given to unresolved cases that triggered public outrage. Justice Minister...

Turkish religious directorate’s US arm reports 9th straight yearly drop in assets

The Diyanet Center of America (DCA), the US arm of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs, reported $78.6 million in assets and a $3 million...

21 more detained in southern municipality in ongoing crackdown on main opposition party

Turkish authorities have detained 21 more people in the Manavgat district municipality in southern Turkey as part of a continuing crackdown targeting municipalities governed...

Turkey welcomes Turkmen governor’s appointment in Iraq’s Kirkuk

Turkey on Monday welcomed the formal assumption of office by a Turkmen governor in Iraq’s multiethnic, oil-rich city of Kirkuk, describing the development as...

Turkey’s central bank may need extra rate hike, Citi says before policy decision

Citigroup has warned that Turkey’s central bank may need to deliver an additional interest rate increase and revise its inflation outlook as policymakers head...

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