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Former parliament speaker refuses Erdoğan’s offer to sit on high advisory board

Former Parliament Speaker Hikmet Çetin has refused an offer for a position on the Presidential High Advisory Board, a new body established by Turkish President Recep...

[UPDATE] Veteran journalist Gürsel released by court after turning himself in to start serving remaining time

Veteran journalist Kadri Gürsel on Wednesday turned himself to prison authorities to serve out his remaining sentence but was released on probation by a...

Turkish pilot in Afghanistan charged with flying jet during 2016 coup in Turkey: report

A Turkish army pilot who was away from home on an assignment with NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan was falsely charged by Turkish authorities with...

Ankara Bar Association interviews former diplomats subjected to torture: report

The Ankara Bar Association on Tuesday published a report including interviews with five detainees who were subjected to torture last weekend at a detention center in...

Young teacher jailed over Gülen links suffers psychological breakdown in prison

Harun Karateke, a 27-year-old English teacher who was jailed in March 2017 due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, is suffering mental health problems in...

Turkish military officers among 74 sought on warrants over alleged Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 74 people, 32 of whom are military officers, due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, which is...

Erdoğan appoints former aide as member of higher advisory board

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed former Deputy Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker Bülent Arınç as a member of the Presidential Higher Advisory Board, Turkish media...

Turkish military launches operation against PKK in northern Iraq

Turkey’s military has launched an operation with commandos, backed by artillery and airstrikes, against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in a mountainous area of northern Iraq,...

CHP leader warm to Kurdish demands for education in mother tongue

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said every citizen of Turkey has a right to learn and write in their mother tongue, in...

AKP candidate takes over parliament speaker’s Twitter account for use in election

Binali Yıldırım, the ruling party candidate for mayor of İstanbul, has taken over the official Twitter account that he used during his tenure as speaker of...

Pro-gov’t TV anchor forgets mike is live, criticizes Turkish President Erdoğan

Oğuz Haksever, an anchor for Turkey’s pro-government NTV, on Monday forgot his microphone was live while airing video footage of the inauguration of the Yassıada Island...

Turkey seeks to produce lung cancer vaccine employing Cuban technology

Turkey and Cuba have agreed to establish a study group to collaborate on various vaccines, including for lung cancer, and medical drugs, the Turkish Health Ministry...

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