Turkey claims foreign influence on anti-corruption probes
With the Turkish government mired in corruption allegations, it has found an unlikely ally. Leading members of the pro-Kurdish movement
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Author: Dorian Jones of VOANews
Turkey’s plan to reform judiciary draws rebuke
The Turkish government has approved controversial plans to reform the country’s top judicial body. The government wants the Supreme Board
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Turkey’s controversial internet legislation fuels political tensions
Opposition parties in Turkey have called on President Abdullah Gul to veto controversial Internet restrictions that were approved last week
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Hollande’s Turkey visit hints at warming ties
French President François Hollande is in Turkey for a two-day visit aimed at improving relations between the two countries. French
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Turkey’s government sees US hand in anti-corruption probes
The deepening corruption scandal in Turkey is putting strains on its relationship with the United States. The Turkish government claims
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Turkey crisis undermines Erdogan’s EU meeting
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit this week to Brussels is being touted as an important step in putting the
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Turkey’s embattled government seeks to limit judiciary’s powers
Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors on Friday condemned government proposals to curb its powers, calling them unconstitutional.The proposed
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Turkey mired in political division over retrial
A statement released by the Turkish armed forces Monday said recent convictions of hundreds of senior officers accused of seeking
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Turkish leaders aim to turn Hagia Sophia back into a mosque
A senior Turkish minister’s call to turn Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia – now a museum — back into a mosque has
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