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Top suspect in İstanbul nightclub shooting denies charges in court

The main suspect on trial for a New Year’s Eve attack that left 39 people dead in a popular İstanbul nightclub has denied being...

Wife of one of 2 men abducted in Ankara issues a call for help

The wife of one of two men reportedly abducted in Ankara on Feb. 13 made a call for help from authorities in a video...

Police officer seen harassing university student during detention in Turkey

A university student who was detained for participating in a protest in Ankara on Saturday was apparently harassed by a police officer during detention...

Turkish security forces detain 735 in operations against PKK/KCK

The Turkish Interior Ministry on Sunday announced that 735 people have been detained in operations targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its...

Kurdish singer faces up to 20 years in prison on terrorism charges

Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunçhas been indicted on terrorism charges and faces a prison sentence of up to 20 years, the Mesopotamia news...

Erdoğan says EU not taking Turkey into the bloc because it is Muslim

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the European Union is not accepting Turkey into the bloc because Turkey is a Muslim country, Turkish...

‘Don’t let those damn guys get elected in the Southeast’: AKP mayoral candidate

Mehmet Özhaseki, a mayoral candidate from the ruling party in Turkey’s upcoming local elections, said Kurdish politicians from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) should...

2 more men abducted by armed group in Ankara: report

Özgür Kaya and Yasin Ugan, both of Ankara, were reportedly abducted from their apartment building on Wednesday, with police saying they have no information...

Civil society group calls for repealing article on insulting president

The Denge ve Denetleme Ağı, or DDA (Checks and Balances Network), an umbrella civil society group that consists of 271 nongovernmental organizations, has called...

Turkish-German journalist released from jail yet faces travel ban

German-Turkish reporter Adil Demirci has been released from an İstanbul prison after months behind bars but the court has prohibited the 33-year-old from leaving...

Turkey detains 52 Syrians over ISIL links

Turkish police have detained 52 Syrian nationals over their suspected links to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), The Associated Press...

Rumor of dispatch to Europe sparks false hope among Syrian refugees in Turkey

A large crowd of Syrian refugees gathered on Thursday outside a nongovernmental organization in southeastern Turkey after a rumor circulated claiming that Syrian refugees...

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