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Erdoğan sparks shock, criticism for rapping child on head at ceremony
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unleashed a flood of criticism, shock and anger when he rapped a child on the head for cutting the...
Erdoğan praises attack on opposition leader, threatens more of the same
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the people of his hometown of Rize taught an opposition leader who paid a visit there last...
Protests against pro-gov’t company’s quarry in northern Turkey banned
The Governor’s Office of the Black Sea province of Rize has imposed a 15-day ban on demonstrations in one of its districts amid ongoing...
Document shows mob boss given police protection after vowing to shed blood
Mafia leader Sedat Peker was given police protection after he vowed to shed rivers of blood at a rally he held to condemn terrorism...
Erdoğan brags about the crowd in packed AKP convention amid pandemic
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan bragged about how packed the crowd was in an indoor meeting of his Justice and Development Party (AKP) as...
Agricultural engineer goes missing in Rize
An agricultural engineer, Nuh Yiğit, has disappeared in the Black Sea province of Rize where he went earlier this week to look for a...
Removal of Atatürk statue in Rize attracts criticism
Representatives from the Atatürkist Thought Association (ADD) and main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) have criticized the removal of a statue of Mustafa Kemal...
Rize highlands off limits to opponents of Green Road project
The Rize Governor's Office has prohibited locals who oppose a controversial project known as the Green Road from going to the highland areas of...
High judiciary members harvest tea with Erdoğan
High judiciary members, including the heads of Supreme Court of Appeals, Council of State and Court of Accounts, harvested tea along with President Recep...