Turkish Inflation Resumes Rise in January
Turkish inflation slightly surged 1.06 percent in January from December after two months of slowdown, reaching an annual rate of 20.35 percent, driven by higher food prices.
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Turkey Charges US Consulate Employee With Espionage
A Turkish court accepted an indictment charging a local employee of the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, Metin Topuz, with espionage and attempting to overthrow the government.
Turkey Court Convicts, Releases US Consulate Local Employee [Report]
A Turkish court convicted a former Turkish employee of the U.S. consulate on terror charges, then ordered his release for time served.
Turkish Court Orders Release of Hunger Striking Kurdish Lawmaker
A hunger striking pro-Kurdish lawmaker, Leyla Guven, was released under supervision from prison by a Turkish court and sent home on Friday, after an 11-week fast that has left her gravely…
Thousands Rally in Turkey to Back Detained Kurdish Lawmaker on Hunger Strike
Thousands demonstrated Saturday in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast to support detained lawmaker Leyla Guven from a pro-Kurdish party who launched a hunger strike in November.
NBA Star Kanter Calls Turkey’s Interpol Red Notice Attempt…
NBA player Enes Kanter, in an interview with the Globe Post Turkey, described the Turkish government's move to get an Interpol "red notice" issued for him as an "extraordinary" step to…
Jailed Kurdish Leader Ocalan Visited by Brother in Turkish Prison
The jailed leader of an outlawed Kurdish rebel group was allowed to meet his brother in prison on an island near Istanbul on Saturday, after a hunger strike led by a pro-Kurdish party MP…
Turkey’s 12,000-year-old Town About to be Engulfed
The small town of Hasankeyf, in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast, inhabited for 12,000 years, is doomed to disappear in the coming months due to a hydroelectric dam project.
Turkey’s Orthodox Patriarch Hands over Decree on Independent Ukraine Church
The Istanbul-based Orthodox patriarch on Sunday handed over a formal decree confirming the creation of an independent Ukrainian church to its leader, Metropolitan Yepifaniy.
CCTV Footage Shows Men Transporting ‘Khashoggi Body Parts’
A Turkish television station has broadcast CCTV footage showing men carrying cases and bags which it says contained slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's body parts.