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Editor-in-chief of new pro-Kurdish daily briefly detained for terrorist propaganda

The editor-in-chief of the Yeni Yaşam daily, a pro-Kurdish newspaper that published its first print edition on Oct. 2, was briefly detained by Turkish...

HDP deputy claims land of demolished mosque in Üsküdar to be sold to Qatari emir

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and prominent human rights activist Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu claimed on Friday that the land of a mosque demolished...

Turkey cancels licenses of 20,000 teachers due to alleged Gülen links

Turkey’s Education Ministry has cancelled the teaching licenses of 19,962 teachers and closed down the private schools they used to work for due to...

Jailed journalist Şirin Kabakçı says he is on the verge of losing his faith in justice

Journalist Şirin Kabakçı, who used to be Konya bureau chief for the Zaman daily, Turkey’s highest circulating newspaper before its takeover and closure by...

Turkish security forces detain 88 over PKK/KCK links

The Turkish Interior Ministry on Friday announced that 88 people have been detained in operations targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its...

Turkey’s top religious body dismisses ‘rocker imam’

Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) on Friday dismissed an imam who started a rock band and gave concerts in the country and abroad,...

110 journalists appear in court in September, 5 get total of 21 years, 3 months

In the month of September, four journalists in Turkey were detained, one was arrested, 110 appeared in court hearings, five were given a total...

Ankara prosecutor demands revocation of immunity of 15 opposition deputies

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has demanded the revocation of the immunity from prosecution of 15 deputies from opposition parties on accusations of...

Union leader arrested over Istanbul airport protests

Özgür Karabulut, chairman of the Dev Yapı-İş labor union, has been arrested by an Istanbul court over his role in recent protests staged by...

OHAL commission rejects 33,700 out of 36,000 applications from purge victims

A commission set up by the Turkish government to look into complaints from individuals who were affected by government decrees during a state of...

Erdoğan implies going to referendum on Turkey’s EU accession bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted that a public referendum could be held to determine the fate of Turkey’s EU membership adventure, the...

CEPEJ report shows Turkey spends little money on its judicial system

A report released on Thursday by the Council of Europe’s European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) has revealed that Turkey is investing...

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