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2 journalists face lengthy jail sentences due to criticism of Afrin operation

An indictment drafted by Turkish prosecutors seeks 10 and a half years for two journalists, Artı TV Ankara representative Sibel Hürtaş and Mezopotamya news...

Campaign launched against lack of opposition election coverage on TRT

As the state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) attracts growing criticism for failing to give sufficient election coverage to opposition parties, an online campaign...

Detention warrants issued for 34 more military personnel, 19 arrested

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 31 active duty and three retired members of varying ranks from the...

[INTERVIEW] ‘For the Kurds, life has almost stopped in Diyarbakır,’ says Turkish politician who launched Brotherhood Walk

"I was not expecting to be interrupted. The police were ignoring us, since they got orders from their superiors. But this time, apparently the...

MHP insists on general amnesty proposal, announces draft bill

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has insisted on a proposal earlier floated for a general...

[PROFILE] The rise and fall of Arda Turan

Arda Turan, a 31-year-old Barcelona footballer on loan to İstanbul’s Başakşehir football team, hit a career low by bullying the referees in a match...

Demirtaş announces manifesto, vows to limit powers of presidency

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate, jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş, on Monday announced his manifesto for the upcoming elections on June 24, promising...

HRW: Turkish gov’t creating climate of fear on university campuses

Turkey’s universities are experiencing a period of self-censorship and a lack of academic freedom as hundreds of academic staff members face prosecution and thousands...

İYİ Party’s Akşener hints at sending Syrian immigrants back home

The İYİ (Good) Party’s presidential candidate, Meral Akşener, on Monday vowed to break the fast for the next Ramadan in Syria, implying that Syrian...

967 more people detained for alleged Gülen links over past week

The Turkish government has detained 967 more people across Turkey over the past week (May 7-May 14) as part of a post-coup witch hunt...

Detention warrants issued for 72 active duty, retired military officers

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday issued arrest warrants for 25 active duty and 47 retired colonels from the Turkish Land Forces...

[OPINION] Quo vadis, Turkey?

OPINION | MEHMET EFE ÇAMAN It is hard for me to believe what is going on in Turkey nowadays. Turkey used to be a country...

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