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7 academics at Yıldız Teknik University arrested over Gülen links

Seven academics, five of whom are professors at the İstanbul-based Yıldız Teknik University, have been arrested on charges of alleged links to the faith-based...

19 at Undersecretariat of Treasury face detention over Gülen links

Prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 19 people at the Turkish Prime Ministry's Undersecretariat of the Treasury as part of an investigation into alleged...

HRW report: Turkey’s silencing of media, assaults on press freedom shield state from scrutiny

A report by US-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) released on Thursday said that Turkey’s government has all but silenced independent media in...

4 social media users jailed for praising twin bomb blasts in İstanbul

A Turkish court has arrested four people over tweets praising twin bomb attacks on Turkish police officers outside a football stadium in İstanbul on...

Syrian columnist Mahalli taken to emergency ward from detention

Critical Syrian columnist Hüsnü Mahalli, who was detained on Tuesday night after pro-government media targeted him for his stance on the Syrian war, was...

Turkish FM says bomber in İstanbul attack came from Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday that one of two assailants in twin blasts near an İstanbul soccer stadium last weekend had...

Female client stripped naked, severely beaten by policemen, lawyer claims

An Istanbul-based lawyer told the Etkin News Agency that her female client was forced to strip naked and severely beaten by a group of...

Pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Önlü detained at Ankara airport

Turkish police on Wednesday detained Alican Önlü, a deputy from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), on charges of links to the outlawed Kurdistan...

CHP: Erdoğan’s call for national mobilization would legitimize PKK

In reaction to a call by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for national mobilization against all terror organizations, Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy group chairman...

Top court refuses to annul article that punishes insulting Erdoğan

Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday declined to abolish Article 299 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK), which stipulates punishment for insults to the president,...

Erdoğan declares national mobilization against all terror organizations

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he is declaring a national mobilization against all terror organizations in the aftermath of twin bomb attacks in...

Dutch FM to summon Turkish ambassador over Diyanet’s intelligence activities

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders will summon the Turkish ambassador to the Netherlands to ask about intelligence gathering activities conducted by mosques operated by...

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