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Nine Dead After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Turkey Coast
Nine people died after a boat carrying illegal migrants capsized off Turkey's western coast, the Turkish coastguard said on Wednesday, while search efforts continued to find 30 other people…
Over 100 Detained, Including Pro-Kurdish Politicians, Journalists
Turkish police detained on Tuesday 158 individuals, including a provincial co-chair of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and a number of journalists, in almost 100 house raids in…
Turkish Radical Leftists Acquitted of ‘Sack Attack’ on US Soldier
Two members of the Youth Union of Turkey (TGB), a left-wing nationalist organization, were acquitted on Friday in the trial, where they were accused of trying to put a sack over the head of…
House of Ex-Presidential Candidate Raided After Public Threats From Opponent
A group of protesters showed up Thursday night outside the house of Meral Aksener, former Interior Minister and the leader of Good Party (IYI), who ran for president in last June's…
Seven Turkish Soldiers Killed In Bomb Attack In Southeast
Seven Turkish soldiers were killed on Thursday by an improvised explosive device in southeastern Turkey, the local governor's office said in a statement.
Erdogan: Western Countries Are Governed By Their Media
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that Western countries are being governed by their media, while people are ignored and that it is "not possible" to have democracy with the…
Top Court Upholds Life Sentence for Journalists Altan Brothers, Ilicak
A regional court of appeals has upheld the aggravated life imprisonment handed down to six defendants, including prominent journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak, who are…
Turkish Court Jails Gunman After Attack on Opposition Journalist
An Istanbul court on Tuesday sentenced a gunman to 10 months in jail over a 2016 shooting incident targeting opposition journalist Can Dundar, but acquitted him of threatening with a gun.
Turkey Detains Over 200 For ‘Illicit Money Transfers’ To US
Turkish police detained Tuesday over 200 people in a major nationwide crackdown on illicit money transfers to individuals of Iranian-origin living in the United States.
Turkey Jails Brother of Erdogan Nemesis For Over 10 Years
The brother of a US-based preacher accused of masterminding the failed 2016 coup in Turkey was jailed for more than 10 years on Monday, Turkish state media said.