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Human rights organizations call for Turkish gov’t to relaunch settlement process
Five non-governmental organizations have examined operations carried out by the Turkish security force members in order to eliminate Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists in...
Perpetrator of sexual assault on Metro Tourism bus sentenced to 6 years in jail
A steward of Metro Tourism, who perpetrated a sexual assault on an intercity bus late in May, was sentenced to six years and three...
Nice terror attack on Bastille Day kills 84, injures more than 100
Eighty-four people were killed and more than 100 were injured Thursday night, when a large truck plowed through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in...
Politicians criticize Turkish PM over saying citizens go to ER for matchmaking
Opposition deputies have criticized Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım in the Parliament over saying that parents in Turkey recently started to go to the...
Supreme Court orders new members to take office before judiciary bill becomes law
The Supreme Court of Appeals reportedly sent a message to its new members, asking them to take office on July 18-19, before the bill...
France cancels National Day events in Turkey due to security concerns
The French embassy in Ankara announced on Wednesday that it cancelled planned events to mark July 14, the National Day of France in the...
CHP leader says judicial independence being destroyed as judges visit palace at 3 a.m.
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said that judicial independence is being destroyed by the political power in Turkey as judges...
Health experts criticize Turkish PM over saying people go to ER for matchmaking
Health experts have criticized Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım for saying that parents in Turkey recently started to go to the emergency room not...
Turkish daily to file complaint against PM for censorship over report on ISIS
Lawyers of Yeni Hayat, one of the few remaining independent dailies in Turkey, are to file a complaint against Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and...
Opposition leader Bahçeli to testify in Ankara Courthouse
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), was reportedly summoned to court to testify for the summary of proceedings filed against...
Turkish PM Yıldırım says parents go to ER to look for girls to marry sons
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said that parents in Turkey recently started to go to the ER not only to receive treatment, but also...
Erdoğan’s advisor: Turkey fighting another War of Independence under leadership of president
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s advisor Yiğit Bulut said in a column on Monday that Turkey is currently fighting a second War of Independence under...