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Pro-gov’t daily targets former Zaman editor for driving for Uber in exile

Akşam, one of Turkey’s staunchly pro-government newspapers, on Monday targeted Abdülhamit Bilici, the former editor-in-chief of the now-closed Zaman daily, due to the fact that Bilici is...

Newspaper subscription, Gülen-linked school enrollment not terrorist activity, says Turkey’s top appeals court

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling that sentenced a defendant to prison on terrorism charges for buying a subscription to a...

Turkey’s presidential government system to be evaluated by citizens in survey

As Turkey’s presidential system of governance has concluded its first year, it will be evaluated by citizens in a survey to be conducted by the president’s office...

Gov’t-critical fashion designer assaulted while donating blood in İstanbul

Barbaros Şansal, a Turkish fashion designer who is critical of the government, on Sunday announced that he was the victim of an assault in İstanbul when...

Turkey orders detention of 2,073 Gülen followers in July: ministry

According to Turkey’s deputy interior minister, İsmail Çataklı 2,073 suspects were detained in July as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, the...

177,654 irregular migrants apprehended in first 7 months, Turkish minister says

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Friday said that as of July 29, Turkey has apprehended 177,654 irregular migrants this year, adding that the figure has already surpassed...

14-year-old Kurdish youth killed when border patrol soldier opens fire: report

Vedat Ekinci, a 14-year-old Kurdish boy, was killed on Thursday by a border patrol soldier after he refused to stop despite warnings, according to a statement...

Video exposes police negligence during heart attack of teacher tortured in custody

Bold Medya has released a video showing the negligence of police officers in the death of Gökhan Açıkkollu, a purged history teacher who died...

Interior minister says 92,000 Syrians granted Turkish citizenship

A total of 92,280 Syrians have been naturalized in Turkey, according to a statement from Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu. The minister, who spoke to...

Detention of previously missing Gülen followers extended for second time

The detention of four out of six men who were allegedly abducted by the Turkish intelligence agency in February and were found and taken into custody...

Detention warrants issued for 24 in İzmir over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 24 individuals in the western province of İzmir against alleged followers of the Gülen movement, the Aktif Haber news website...

4 medical personnel detained in SE Turkey for treating injured PKK militants

A doctor and three male nurses were detained in the southeastern Turkish province of Şırnak on Friday for offering treatment to Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists...

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