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Former CHP lawmaker joins Erdoğan’s party as opposition faces turmoil, municipal probes

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pinned the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) badge on İstanbul lawmaker Nimet Özdemir, who recently resigned from...

ECtHR faults Turkey in 893 more cases over systemic flaws in terrorism convictions

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday found violations in 893 more applications from Turkey, extending its case law on systemic defects...

Turkey arrests 2 more mayors as probes into CHP-run municipalities continue

Two district mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) — Ali Ercan Akpolat of İstanbul’s Adalar district and Mustafa Turgut of Silifke...

Fugitive accused in $3.7 bn Medicare fraud scheme returned to US after capture in Turkey, FBI says

Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi, a fugitive accused of involvement in an alleged $3.7 billion fraud scheme targeting Medicare, the US government health insurance program, has...

Far-right leader attacks EU report calling for sanctions on Turkish officials, action on Grey Wolves

Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on Tuesday criticized a recent European Parliament report on Turkey that called on the European...

Turkish intelligence chief meets with son of eastern Libya commander Haftar in Benghazi

Turkey’s intelligence chief met with Saddam Haftar, the son and deputy of eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, in Benghazi on Tuesday, in the latest...

Turkey says 11 Turkish-owned ships have left Hormuz since start of Iran war, 7 remain

Turkey said on Monday that 11 Turkish-owned ships have safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz and left the Gulf since the start of...

Threads returns to Turkey after regulator lifts interim measure

Meta has restored access in Turkey to its social media platform Threads, nearly two years after shutting down the service to comply with an...

Turkey seizes 6 companies, appoints trustees to 10 in fuel sector tax probe

Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced Tuesday that six companies have been seized and trustees have been appointed to 10 others as part of...

DEM Party indignant after CHP leader says he doesn’t regret vote that helped lead to Demirtaş’s jailing

Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has demanded an apology from Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after the court-reinstated leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said...

Controversial LGBT, social media measures left out of AKP judicial bill

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has submitted a narrower version of its long-debated 12th judicial package to parliament, leaving out several controversial...

Turkey’s new earthquake map increases active faults from 485 to 700

Turkey’s state geology agency has updated the country’s active fault map for the first time in 13 years, increasing the number of mapped active...

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