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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...

Deputy claims 650 more journalists to be investigated

Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Barış Yarkadaş announced on Thursday that 650 more journalists are to be investigated due to their messages on Twitter. The...

Author Aslı Erdoğan, linguist Necmiye Alpay released

Author Aslı Erdoğan and linguist Necmiye Alpay have been released from prison after appearing in court today in a trial involving the pro-Kurdish Özgür...

[UPDATE] Journalist Ahmet Şık detained over ‘terrorist propaganda’

Cumhuriyet daily reporter and journalist Ahmet Şık was detained by police in İstanbul early Thursday over alleged "terrorist propaganda." Şık was not notified of the...

8 more Kurdish politicians arrested on terrorism charges

Deputy co-chair of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Seydi Fırat was arrested on Thursday along with seven other Kurdish politicians on charges of serving...

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