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Progressive Lawyers Association president detained by Turkish police

İstanbul police on Wednesday detained lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı, president of the Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD), which was shut down by a government decree issued...

Turkish defense minister: 2,304 PKK members ‘neutralized’ in 2017

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has said 2,304 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants have been “neutralized” since Jan. 10, 2017. "This is the one of...

Turkish Parliament rejects motion to investigate Panama Papers claims

A motion filed by an opposition party to investigate claims in the Panama Papers, which included documents about offshore investments of Prime Minister Binali...

Minister: 2,274 Gülen-linked private educational institutions closed since coup attempt

Turkish Education Minister İsmet Yılmaz has announced that the government has closed 2,274 educational institutions since a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016,...

Jailed Brig. Gen. Arslan dies at military hospital in Ankara

Jailed Brig. Gen. Yavuz Ekrem Arslan, the former commander of the Manisa 1st Infantry Training Brigade, died on Monday at the Gülhane Military Hospital...

CHP grills PM Yıldırım over Paradise Papers revelations

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman Özgür Özel on Monday lambasted Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım over the Paradise Papers,...

Turkish police seize passport of Communist party leader at airport

The passport of Erkan Baş, chairman of the People's Communist Party of Turkey (HTKP), was seized by Turkish police at an İstanbul airport on...

Detention warrants issued for 41 including comedian Demirci

The İzmir Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 41 people including Turkish comedian Atalay Demirci as part of an investigation into the...

Journalist Karaca sentenced to 31 years for slandering al-Qaeda-affiliated group

Samanyolu Broadcasting Group General Manager Hidayet Karaca has been sentenced to 31 years in prison by an Istanbul court on charges of membership in...

Court rules to keep award-winning human rights lawyer in jail

An Ankara court has ruled to continue the already year-long imprisonment of Murat Arslan, the last chairman of Turkey’s Judges and Prosecutors Association (YARSAV) who was awarded the...

23 more military members detained over alleged Gülen links

Twenty-three soldiers including 21 active-duty members of the military were detained on Thursday over suspected links to the faith-based Gülen movement, accused by the...

8 security force members, 5 PKK militants killed in clashes in SE Turkey

Six soldiers and two village guards were killed on Thursday in clashes with Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists in the southeastern province of Hakkari,...

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