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Prosecutors seek 870-year jail term for Turkish TV preacher
An indictment recently prepared by Istanbul prosecutors demands a prison sentence of 870 years for Adnan Oktar, a Turkish Islamic…
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Journalist convicted of Gülen links, released pending appeal
The İstanbul 35th High Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced veteran journalist Mehmet Gündem to six years, 10 months, 15 days…
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İmamoğlu says municipal vehicles exchanged for cheaper models before he took office
Newly elected mayor of İstanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu has said some vehicles at the municipality were exchanged for cheaper models before…
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Crippled by US sanctions, Venezuela starts selling oil to tiny Turkish company
With US sanctions blocking Venezuela from selling oil to the United States, state-owned energy firm PDVSA has turned to several…
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Turkey
$142 million donated from presidential budget to unnamed foundations: report
A total of 818 million Turkish lira, around $142 million, has been disbursed from the budget of the Turkish presidency…
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Turkey
Former intelligence chief Uzun, arrested on terrorism, insult charges, released pending trial
Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara who was arrested in April on…
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Constitutional Court rejects individual application in unsolved murder case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has declined to hear the case of an unsolved murder due to the expiration of the statute…
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Turkey
Syrian refugees less involved in crime than Turkish citizens, interior minister says
Turkey’s interior minister, Süleyman Soylu, on Saturday said the crime rate among Syrian refugees was half that of Turkish citizens,…
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Turkey’s top appeals court declines to uphold aggravated life imprisonment of journalists
The 16th Criminal Department of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has declined to uphold the aggravated life sentences handed down…
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İstanbul Governor’s Office issues warning to shops with Arabic signs
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has announced it issued warnings to hundreds of stores in the city ordering them to comply…
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