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Turkey arrests 29 former TRT employees on coup charges

A Turkish court on Friday arrested 29 former employees of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) over links to a failed coup against...

TGC: 143 Turkish journalists welcome 2017 in jail

The Turkish Journalists’ Association (TGC) has released its press freedom report for 2016, saying that 143 journalists were jailed and 189 others were attacked...

[BREAKING NEWS] Journalist Şık arrested on charges of terrorist propaganda

Journalist Ahmet Şık was arrested by a court on Friday on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Revolutionary...

Turkey closes another 94 associations for alleged terror links

Turkey on Friday closed 94 associations that were active in 20 provinces across the country, the Interior Ministry has announced. According to the ministry statement,...

Turkey approves constitutional amendments vesting enormous powers in president

The parliamentary Constitution Commission has approved amendments to the Turkish Constitution proposed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) that pave the way...

Detained journalist Şık referred to court after refusing to answer questions

Journalist Ahmet Şık, who was detained yesterday over alleged charges of "terrorist propaganda," was referred to court on Friday after he refused to respond...

Turkish minister: 122,177 people investigated over Gülen links

Turkish Labor Minister Mehmet Müezzinoğlu said on Friday that since a coup attempt on July 15, a total of 122,177 people have been investigated...

Coup commission not to question president, prime minister, intel chief

Turkey’s parliamentary Coup Commission will submit no questions about a failed coup on July 15 to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım...

Commission approves article extending president’s authority during times of emergency

The parliamentary Constitution Commission on Thursday approved an article amending the Turkish Constitution drafted by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and supported by...

61 more high-ranking military officers arrested over use of ByLock

Sixty-one high-ranking military officers have been arrested by a court on charges of using ByLock, a smart phone application that authorities believe is a...

Another soldier dies, bringing total loss to 42 in operations against ISIL

A soldier died in an attack carried out by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria’s al-Bab region on Thursday,...

Human rights groups demand İştar Gözaydın’s release

Turkish human rights organizations have condemned the arrest of Professor İştar Gözaydın on charges of alleged links to the Gülen movement and are demanding...

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