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Turkey criticized for inefficiency, lack of transparency in use of €6 billion in EU refugee funds

Although the European Union has allocated €6 billion for refugee aid in Turkey, the latest findings of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) show...

Ministry fines hotel for charging customer additional fee due to nationality

The Culture and Tourism Ministry has fined a hotel in Turkey’s popular holiday resort of Antalya for charging a Turkish customer an additional fee...

Discrimination embedded in state policies toward minorities fueled by nationalism in Turkey

 Discrimination against minorities in Turkey has been "persistent and of broad scope," with its roots in Turkish nationalism, a recent report by the Minority...

Prosecutor seeks acquittal of police officers on trial for Kurdish lawyer’s murder

A Turkish prosecutor is calling for the acquittal of three police officers accused of the murder of prominent Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elçi, claiming there...

22 indicted on premeditated murder charges for the killing of former Grey Wolves leader

A Turkish prosecutor has accused 22 people of the premeditated murder of Sinan Ateş, an academic and the former president of the Grey Wolves...

Turkey endorses Dutch PM’s candidacy for top NATO position

Turkey informed NATO members that it will back the candidacy of outgoing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte as the new NATO secretary-general shortly after...

Turkish gov’t refuses to allow May Day demonstration in Taksim Square

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced that the government will not allow labor unions and civil society organizations to hold a May Day...

Nationalist İYİ Party elects controversial figure as new leader

Turkey’s nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party elected Müsavat Dervişoğlu, the party’s deputy group chairman and a controversial figure with alleged ties to a former...

İstanbul mayor calls Hamas a terrorist group, discusses political persecution in Turkey on CNN

In an exclusive CNN International interview aired on Friday, İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu discussed the political persecution he has faced in Turkey and called...

Islamic Development Bank to provide $6.3 bln to finance projects in Turkey

The Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) will provide $6.3 billion for projects in Turkey over the next two years, the state-run Anadolu news agency...

Turkey eyes multibillion-dollar LNG deal with ExxonMobil: report

Turkey is in talks with US energy giant ExxonMobil over a multibillion-dollar deal to buy liquefied natural gas as Ankara seeks to curb its...

Organizers say Gaza aid flotilla stranded in Turkey under Israeli pressure

A flotilla of ships set to bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, which is currently under an Israeli blockade, was unable...

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