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28 military officers detained in anti-Gülen operations

Twenty-eight military officers were detained on Monday as part of ongoing operations targeting the followers of the faith-based Gülen movement due to their use...

İstanbul imam accuses potential naysayers in referendum of treason

An imam in İstanbul's Ümraniye district has accused people who will vote against a constitutional reform package that introduces an executive presidency in Turkey...

Turkey detains around 800 in nationwide anti-ISIL operations

Turkish police have detained around 800 people in operations targeting alleged members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the...

Court rejects indictment against fashion designer due to lack of credible evidence

An İstanbul court has rejected an indictment against fashion designer Barbaros Şansal that sought a jail term of up to three years on the...

[UPDATE] Second magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts Turkey; minor damage caused

Two earthquakes with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 jolted Turkey's northern Aegean coast on Monday, damaging dozens of homes in five villages and injuring...

Turkish court bans access to websites exposing gov’t graft, purge, torture in prisons

An Ankara court has banned access to YouTube videos that expose the involvement of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the family...

Turkish PM says Gülen movement, PKK behind ‘no’ campaign for referendum

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Sunday that a campaign calling on citizens to vote "no" in upcoming referendum in early April on...

[VIDEO] Barkey says pro-NATO generals purged, Turkey-Alliance relations could shift

Henri Barkey, director of the Middle East Program at the Washington-based Wilson Center, said that many generals purged by the Turkish government are pro-NATO...

Turkish military to enlist 30,000 new personnel after purge

Amid criticism that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is pushing the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) away from NATO, Defense Minister Fikri Işık...

2 more pro-Kurdish mayors arrested on terrorism charges

The co-mayors of the Doğubeyazıt district of Ağrı province in eastern Turkey, both of whom are from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), were...

Turkish defense minister: 149 officers including 7 generals are fugitives

Defense Minister Fikri Işık has said 149 officers including seven generals are still at large following a foiled coup attempt in Turkey on July...

President Erdoğan, PM Yıldırım hold surprise meeting

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım gathered for a surprise meeting at the presidency's Huber Mansion in İstanbul on Sunday afternoon. The...

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