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Germany says visa demand in Turkey exceeds capacity, urges Ankara to meet EU criteria

The German Foreign Ministry has acknowledged that demand for German visas in Turkey far exceeds available capacity, while saying a long-term solution depends on...

Ousted main opposition leader to seek court order for new vote if court-installed chairman stalls

Supporters of Özgür Özel, the ousted leader of Turkey’s main opposition party, said Monday they would ask a court to force an extraordinary party...

Erdoğan pushes new talks on reopening Halki Orthodox seminary: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ordered officials to resume talks on reopening the Halki Theological School, a historic Orthodox Christian seminary near İstanbul...

ISIL suspect claims group was in talks with Turkish gov’t during deadly 2015 Ankara bombing

An Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspect who was recently captured in Syria and brought to Turkey has claimed in a...

Rights groups condemn Turkey’s closure of LGBT X accounts

Turkey's decision to block about 40 X accounts linked to feminist or LGBT groups constitutes "an extremely serious and disproportionate infringement of free speech,”...

Turkey bans alcohol names, logos and packaging images in shops, events and sponsored content

Turkey has enacted new restrictions prohibiting alcohol company and product names, logos, emblems and packaging images from being displayed inside or outside shops, bars...

Turkey expands visa-free entry for Algerians over 50

Turkey has expanded visa-free travel for Algerian citizens having ordinary passports, lowering the age threshold for older travelers from over 65 to over 50. A...

Turkish Parliament receives requests to lift immunity of 12 lawmakers, including opposition leader

Turkey’s parliament has received requests seeking to lift the legislative immunity of 12 lawmakers, including Özgür Özel, leader of the country’s main opposition Republican...

Turkey bars outdoor World Cup screenings ahead of university entrance exam

Turkey has barred outdoor giant-screen broadcasts of the national football team’s World Cup match against Paraguay to limit noise and traffic before a university...

Turkey shelters foreign journalists while driving its own reporters into exile: RSF

Turkey has become both a refuge for journalists fleeing conflicts in the region and a source of media exile as the government of President...

Turkey repaints residential buildings free of charge along Ankara airport route before NATO summit

Municipal crews have repainted buildings along the route expected to be used by NATO delegations ahead of the alliance's July 7-8 summit in Ankara,...

Turkey blocks access to global petition platform Change.org

Turkey has blocked access to Change.org, a global online petition platform widely used for digital signature campaigns on social, political and rights-related issues, according...

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