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Some bullets used in 2016 coup attempt did not belong to Turkish military, journalist claims

Ammunition used on the night of a bloody coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, did not belong to the Turkish military, raising questions about...

Woman with high risk pregnancy jailed over Gülen links

A young woman who is 18 weeks pregnant and has a risk of miscarriage has been arrested in the western province of İzmir due...

Assyrian priest arrested in Turkey during military operation

An Assyrian priest from the Mor Yakup Church, also known as Church of Saint Jacob in Nisibis, in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin, was arrested...

More than 1,000 alleged Gülen followers detained near Greek border since failed coup

A total of 1,086 Turkish nationals who were allegedly members of the faith-based Gülen movement have been detained by security forces at the Turkish-Greek border since...

Erdoğan knew about coup preparations one month before July 15, politician claims

Central Party (Merkez Parti) Chairman Abdurrahim Karslı has claimed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and top state officials were informed about preparations in the Turkish Armed...

108 journalists behind bars in Turkey, report reveals

There are 108 journalists in Turkey’s prisons, and Turkey is the second biggest jailer of journalists in the world, according to a report drafted by an...

Erdoğan criticizes Turkey’s young people for getting married ‘late’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who frequently makes recommendations concerning citizens’ choices about their private lives, has this time criticized the late marriage age among the country’s...

Turkish court adjourns Demirtaş’s trial proceedings until May

An Ankara high criminal court hearing the trial of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş on Thursday adjourned proceedings until May 27-28, the T24 news website reported. The trial is...

İstanbul mayor says he could convince Erdoğan to call off Kanal İstanbul project

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Wednesday said that given the opportunity he would be able to persuade President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to abort the Kanal İstanbul project,...

Turkey bars international lawyers from attending Demirtaş hearing

Turkish authorities on Tuesday prevented two members of the Connecticut-based Lawyers Without Borders from observing a hearing in the trial of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, the...

5-year-old subjected to strip search during prison visit: report

A 5-year-old boy was subjected to a strip search during a prison visit in Turkey’s Samsun province, according to a letter written by an inmate’s spouse...

Erdoğan rebukes deputies for frequent umrah trips, tells them to get his permission

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputies who make frequent umrah visits and told them to get his permission before...

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