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Turkey says Ukraine-Russia talks should involve ‘both sides’

Turkey's foreign minister said on Monday that Ankara backed a US initiative to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict but that talks should involve both warring...

İstanbul Bar officials face up to 12 years over statement on Kurdish journalists’ killing

İstanbul Bar Association President İbrahim Kaboğlu and 10 board members face criminal charges carrying prison sentences of up to 12 years over their reaction...

Turkish general retires after voting against expulsion of officers over secularist oath

Lt. Gen. Tevfik Algan, chief of staff of the Turkish Land Forces, has opted to retire rather than accept a reassignment for his dissenting...

Popular döner restaurant chain in Turkey investigated over Gülen links, 353 detained

Turkish police have detained 353 people as part of an investigation into a well-known döner restaurant chain in Turkey for alleged links to the...

France denies role in Meteor missile sale to Turkey

Sébastien Lecornu, minister of the French Armed Forces, said at a Defense Commission hearing that France has no direct role in the potential sale...

Erdoğan’s party submits climate change bill to parliament: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Thursday submitted to parliament a climate change-related bill envisaging the establishment of...

Indictment seeks up to 15 years for jailed opposition mayor on terrorism charges

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to 15 years for Ahmet Özer, a mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party...

Press groups condemn detention of 4 journalists in Turkey, call for their release

Press freedom and human rights organizations have condemned the detention of four journalists in Turkey, calling it a crackdown on independent media and demanding their...

Turkey’s prison population surges in 7 months, with overcrowding worsening

Turkey’s prison population has surged by over 50,000 in seven months, with overcrowding worsening as critics link the crisis to government-led mass arrests, the...

Rights advocate decries terrorism charges against high school girls for associating with peers

A US-based human rights advocate has criticized Turkey’s trial of 41 defendants, 14 of whom are minors, accused of terrorism for engaging in routine...

Intensified crackdown on dissidents violates constitution: İstanbul bar president

İstanbul Bar Association President İbrahim Kaboğlu criticized the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for intensified searches, home raids, detentions and arrests targeting dissidents...

German energy giant Steag to exit Turkey, joins wave of German corporate departures

German energy company Steag plans to sell its 51 percent stake in İskenderun Energy, signaling its exit from Turkey amid a broader trend of...

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