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Turkey sees record hike in investigations, prosecutions for allegedly insulting president

More than 20,000 investigations were launched into Turkish citizens in 2017 on accusations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a record increase over prior...

Erdoğan lambastes prosecutor who opposed wearing headscarf in military

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday lashed out at a prosecutor who had said the removal of a ban on religious headscarves within the...

2 children of purge victim die, wife injured in traffic accident after prison visit

Two children of a jailed purge victim were killed and his wife was seriously injured on the way back from a prison visit in...

Turkey’s justice minister: No country has recognized Gülen movement as terrorist organization

Turkish Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül said on Sunday that despite Turkey’s requests for the extradition of Gülen movement members on accusations of terrorism,...

Pro-gov’t journalist says people buying yellow vests in Turkey are terrorism suspects

Turkish journalist Fatih Tezcan, known to be a staunch supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government, has said people who have bought...

Turkish court accepts indictment in murder of Russian ambassador Karlov

A Turkish court has accepted an indictment in the December 2016 murder of Russian Ambassador to Ankara Andrei Karlov in which a Turkish Islamic...

Former PM calls paid trolls ‘communication terrorists’ referring to smear campaign targeting him

Ahmet Davutoğlu, who was forced to resign from the position of prime minister by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in May 2016, has harshly criticized...

Turkish court arrests journalism student for allegedly insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish court on Friday arrested Berivan Bila, a journalism student at Karadeniz Technical University, on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...

Turkey issues detention warrants for 128 more soldiers on coup involvement allegations

Turkish prosecutors on Friday issued detention warrants for 128 military members in İstanbul and Ankara, part of a crackdown on alleged members of the...

Ankara court rejects Demirtaş’s request for release based on ECtHR ruling

A high criminal court in Turkish capital of Ankara has rejected a petition from the lawyers of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş demanding his...

Survey: AKP leads polls for İstanbul mayoral post with 44.6 percent

A recent survey has indicated that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) would garner 44.6 percent of the vote in the mayoral election...

Turkey seizes 1.27 tons of heroin in one operation, breaking national record

Turkish security forces seized 1.271 tons of heroin in a truck in the eastern province of Erzincan, breaking the national record for such seizures,...

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