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Police raid HDP district bureau, detain co-chairperson

Turkish police on Tuesday raided the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) office in the Kadıköy district of İstanbul, DHA reported. Following a four-hour search of...

Journalist Kayar detained in police raid in Diyarbakır

Freelance journalist Sertaç Kayar was detained during a police raid on his home in Diyarbakır province on Tuesday, Gazete Duvar reported. According to the report...

Journalist Yazıcı threatened, put in solitary confinement over ‘letter’

Fevzi Yazıcı, the jailed art director of the now-closed-down Zaman daily, was threatened at police headquarters to admit having carried a letter that was...

HDP urges gov’t to clarify death of Murat Araç in police custody

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ayşe Acar Başaran on Monday called on the government to clarify questions concerning the death of Murat Araç...

Human rights group urges foreign gov’ts to ensure safety of Gülen followers

Virginia-based human rights organization Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) in a piece on HuffPost has called on foreign governments to ensure the safety of...

Detention warrants issued for 106 over Gülen links

The İstanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 106 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news...

575 detained in one week over Gülen movement links

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 575 people have been detained in one week due to alleged links to the Gülen movement,...

Governor bans commemorative events ahead of Maraş massacre anniversary

The governor of Kahramanmaraş has banned all public events, gatherings and commemorative events days before the 39th anniversary of the Maras massacre. All meetings, demonstrations, marches, rallies,...

Deputy PM threatens main opposition leader: He will be harmed if he doesn’t give up

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdağ on Sunday warned main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu that he could be harmed if...

Erdoğan calls on people to show no mercy to Gülen movement

Amid an ongoing witch-hunt targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday called on people to not show mercy to the...

[VIDEO] Pro-Erdoğan columnist: Gülen followers soon won’t be able walk freely in the US

  Pro-government Yeni Şafak daily columnist Hikmet Genç, a staunch supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on Thursday that followers of the faith-based...

Detention warrant issued for wife of famous Turkish businessman İpek

An Ankara court on Thursday issued a detention warrant for Nevin İpek, the wife of Akın İpek, a Turkish businessman who is being sought...

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