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AKP deputy defends ban on Christmas celebrations at German school in İstanbul

Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Mustafa Şentop has defended a controversial ban imposed on Christmas celebrations at a German high school in İstanbul,...

Kılıçdaroğlu says Turkey underwent 2 coups, 1 coup attempt in 2016

Leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said Turkey experienced two coups in 2016: the resignation of former Prime...

HDP Iğdır deputy Adıyaman released after brief detention

Mehmet Emin Adıyaman, a deputy from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) from Iğdır province, who was detained in the southeastern province of Gaziantep...

Number of Turkish soldiers killed in Syria rises to 21 with latest loss

One Turkish soldier has been killed and nine others injured in an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack in Syria’s al-Bab...

Interior Ministry says 924 detained in anti-PKK operations since Dec. 10

Turkey's Interior Ministry has announced that a total of 924 people have been detained in operations targeting alleged supporters of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers'...

CHP deputy: Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk’s arrest was prearranged

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Ali Şeker has said the arrest of Ahmet Türk, a former deputy and also co-mayor of...

Police officer trying to stop mob attack on HDP office dies in fall from roof

Police officer Numan Şerif Tatlı, who was trying stop an attack by ultranationalist groups on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Ümraniye office on...

Turkey’s Religious Directorate-funded German mosque bans entry for Gülen followers

A mosque funded by Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) in the German city of Schweinfurt has banned entry to followers of the Gülen movement, inspired...

Protesters cover pro-Kurdish HDP’s Konya office with Turkish flag

A group of protesters in Konya’s Ereğli district on Sunday hung a huge Turkish flag on the walls of the local pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic...

Retired military prosecutor says Turkish army could stage coup with US support

Ahmet Zeki Üçok, a retired military prosecutor with the Air Forces Command, said on Sunday that the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) would stage a...

Curfew imposed in 21 Diyarbakır neighborhoods

The Diyarbakır Governor’s Office on Sunday declared a curfew in 21 neighborhoods in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır as part of operations against members...

Mayors must secure permission for foreign trips under Turkey’s state of emergency

  The Ministry of Interior Affairs recently announced in a written statement that as part of a state of emergency in Turkey, the mayors of...

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