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Mothers of enforced disappearance victims hold 1,032nd Saturday vigil in İstanbul

The Saturday Mothers, a group of activists and relatives seeking to learn the fate of loved ones who disappeared in police custody in Turkey,...

Critics say official inflation data mean starvation pensions for retirees

Turkey’s official inflation figures for December, showing a 44.3 percent annual increase, have drawn sharp criticism from opposition leaders, labor unions and economists, who...

Turkey sentenced 58 journalists to prison, arrested 26 in 2024: report

Turkish authorities sentenced 58 journalists to a total of 135 years in prison, detained 112 and arrested 26 in 2024, according to a report...

Veteran Kurdish politician rules out meeting with Syria’s PYD as part of new peace process

Respected politician Ahmet Türk, 82, who is among a group of Kurdish politicians conducting talks as part of a new process aimed at resolving...

Turkish Airlines defends record on bedbug prevention over reports of infested planes

Turkish Airlines is facing public scrutiny following reports of bedbugs on its flights, prompting the carrier to defend its pest-control measures and commitment to...

Turkey’s inflation slows to 44.3 percent in December

Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed for the seventh consecutive month in December, Agence France-Presse reported, citing official figures on Friday. Consumer prices rose by 44.3...

Former Turkish military officer jailed over explosives shipments to ISIL claims he sold arms to al-Jolani

Former Turkish military officer Nuri Gökhan Bozkır, serving a nearly 22-year prison sentence for his role in smuggling explosives to the Islamic State in...

Critics label pro-Erdoğan groups’ Gaza rally a PR stunt due to Turkey’s ongoing trade with Israel

Critics have accused groups supporting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of hypocrisy after they organized a high-profile Gaza solidarity rally in İstanbul on Wednesday,...

4 lieutenants dismissed over Atatürk badge dispute find jobs with Ankara municipality

Four lieutenants dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in early 2024 after a dispute over wearing badges bearing a photo Mustafa Kemal Atatürk,...

Former intel chief detained on Erdoğan insult charges due to criticism of Gaza policy

Turkish police on Thursday detained Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara, on accusations of insulting President...

Turkey will continue to take ‘destructive measures’ against Syrian Kurdish militants: defense ministry

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said it will maintain "preventive and destructive measures" against Kurdish militants in Syria, citing threats to national security and regional stability,...

After Öcalan meeting, Turkey’s opposition MPs brief speaker, far-right leader

A delegation from Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) met on Thursday with the parliament speaker and a far-right leader...

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