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China seeks Turkey’s support in fight against terrorism in Uighur region
China has called on Turkey to support its fight against militants operating in China’s restive far western region of Xinjiang,…
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Turkey celebrates Mother’s Day as thousands of mothers are behind bars
As Turkey celebrated the Mother’s day on Sunday, more than 17,000 women, many of them with babies, have been deprived…
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Protestors disrupt funeral of retired Turkish colonel who allegedly ordered torture in 1980s
A group of Turks held a protest at the Monday funeral of retired Col. Raci Tetik, 88, the infamous Ankara…
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Turkish court rejects opposition newspaper staff appeal against terror charges
Former staff of the mass-circulation Cumhuriyet daily, including journalists and executives, started going back to prison on Thursday, after their…
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Prosecutions and convictions of “insulting Erdogan” 13 times higher than previous president
The number of people accused and convicted of “insulting the president” during the first three-year tenure of Turkish President Recep…
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Turkey
İstanbul mayor-elect: We want Syrians to go back home
Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected İstanbul mayor according to unofficial results of local elections held on March 31, has said…
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At least 15 killed as rebels and Syrian government forces clash ahead of Erdogan’s Russian visit
At least 15 people have been reported killed in shelling by government and insurgent forces in northwestern Syria, further straining…
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Turkey
European rights court orders Turkey to compensate citizen held in police custody when he was 8
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay compensation to a Turkish citizen who was taken…
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Lawyer faces investigation for sharing photo of jailed Kurdish politician in court
The İstanbul Bar Association has launched an investigation into Ramazan Demir, a lawyer representing jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, for…
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34 Western lawyers organizations urge Turkey to end persecution of lawyers
On Lawyers Day, celebrated every April 5 in Turkey, 34 Western organizations for lawyers issued a statement urging the Turkish…
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