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July 28, 2020 at 10:01 pm

Turkey: Social media law’s passage raises censorship worries

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s parliament approved a law early Wednesday that gives authorities greater power to regulate social media despite concerns of growing censorship in...

Business

July 3, 2020 at 9:34 am

Turkey: pilots on trial over Ghosn escape released from jail

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Friday released four pilots and a private airline official from jail, pending the outcome of their trial on...

June 24, 2020 at 3:00 am

Journalists accused of revealing secrets on trial in Turkey

ISTANBUL (AP) — Seven journalists went on trial on Wednesday, accused of revealing state secrets for their reports on the funeral of an intelligence officer...

May 20, 2020 at 1:11 am

Turkey’s pandemic strategy hinges on hazmat-suited gumshoes VIEW

ISTANBUL (AP) — They see themselves as public health detectives, working 24/7 to track the coronavirus' insidious spread through a country of 83 million, blending...

February 27, 2020 at 10:10 pm

Turkey, Russia talk tensions in Syria as migrants push west VIEW

REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria after...

Nation & World

February 14, 2020 at 5:00 am

Turkey court acquits exiled novelist of terror charges

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Friday acquitted journalist and award-winning novelist Asli Erdogan of terrorism-related charges for writing for a pro-Kurdish newspaper that...

February 5, 2020 at 10:43 pm

A rapid descent leads to screams on severed Turkish plane VIEW

ISTANBUL (AP) — As their flight abruptly descended into Istanbul and hit the ground with a rumble, a Turkish couple tensed up. They soon relaxed...

Nation & World

February 5, 2020 at 7:46 am

Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured VIEW

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday,...

Nation & World

November 8, 2019 at 12:16 am

Turkish patrol kills Syrian protester amid shaky truce VIEW

IDIL, Turkey (AP) — A Syrian protester was killed after a Turkish military vehicle ran him over on Friday as it drove through an angry...

November 5, 2019 at 2:58 am

Turkey says Kurdish fighters still remain near Syrian border VIEW

SURUC, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Tuesday for Russia and the United States to keep to their promises and ensure that...