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Baykal revises earlier remarks, says CHP should resist executive presidency until the end

Former leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Deniz Baykal has said the CHP should resist the introduction of an executive presidency...

HSYK: Suspended judicial members may return to job if they provide information

Deputy chairman of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) Mehmet Yılmaz has said judges and prosecutors who have been suspended due to...

14 courthouse employees detained in anti-Gülen operation in İstanbul

Fourteen individuals working at the Anatolia Courthouse in İstanbul’s Kartal district were detained on Friday as part of an investigation into alleged followers of...

Renewed purge threatens to leave 56,000 more people jobless in public sector

A new purge is expected in state institutions against alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement over their use of a smart phone application,...

Police officer suspended in post-coup purge in Turkey commits suicide

A police officer who was among the thousands of people who have been purged from state institutions due to their alleged links to the...

Turkey slips to 99th place in 113-country Rule of Law Index

Turkey has dropped by eight places from last year in the WJP Rule of Law Index 2016, released today by the World Justice Project...

Coup commission hears shadowy former police chief, minister

  Turkey’s parliamentary Coup Investigation Commission on Thursday hosted Mehmet Ağar, a former minister of interior and police chief whose name was associated with the...

Academic arrested, charged with development of smart phone app

Academic İhsan Taşkın was arrested in İstanbul on Thursday, accused of developing a smart phone application known as ByLock, which is claimed by the...

Deputy PM: No victims among Gülen movement

Rejecting claims of rights violations and torture, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş on Thursday said there were no victims of actions taken by the...

39 more purged teachers referred to court in Antalya

Thirty-nine more teachers were referred to court on Thursday after eight days of detention in Antalya, victims of a massive witch-hunt following a failed...

MHP asks for expulsion of leadership contender

A Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy, Professor Ümit Özdağ, was referred to the disciplinary board on Thursday for his critical stance against party leader...

Platform 24: Total number of arrested journalists in Turkey rises to 130

According to a story by independent journalism organization Platform 24 (P24) the total number of journalists who are imprisoned in Turkey reached 130 on...

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