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Novelist Aslı Erdoğan receives Erich Maria Remarque peace prize in Germany

Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, who was released after 132 days in prison due to links to the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily and recently was...

36 ISIL suspects detained in İstanbul operations

İstanbul’s anti-terror police detained 36 people who are allegedly linked to the terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in simultaneous operations...

CPJ calls on Turkey to find murderers of Syrian journalist, mother

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on the Turkish government to find those responsible for the murder of Syrian-American journalist Halla Barakat and...

İstanbul Mayor Topbaş resigns

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Kadir Topbaş announced on Friday that he had resigned as mayor but would continue in politics with the ruling Justice...

Pro-gov’t daily columnist resigns over row concerning ex-minister’s corruption

Star daily columnist Ahmet Taşgetiren announced on Friday that he had resigned from the newspaper after editors sided with three other columnists in a...

Turkey to grant citizenship to 50,000 Syrians, Interior Ministry says

Turkey’s Interior Ministry said on Friday that it is processing citizenship applications for around 50,000 Syrians who had sought refuge in Turkey after the...

27 people, mostly soldiers, detained in Turkey over Gülen links

Turkish police have detained 27 people in operations in 16 provinces as part of a Kocaeli-based investigation into the Gülen movement, which is accused...

At least 15 migrants die after boat sinks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast

The Turkish Coast Guard said on Friday that at least 15 people died after a fishing boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of...

HDP says approving parliamentary motion means reaffirming OHAL

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party spokesperson Osman Baydemir has said approving a parliamentary motion to extend a mandate for another year allowing the Turkish government...

Pro-Erdoğan journalist detained due to report on MİT secretary

Ömer Turan, a staunch supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been detained due to his report on Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) Secretary...

Motion to extend mandate for cross-border operations presented to Parliament

A motion to extend a mandate for another year to conduct cross-border operations after the holding of a referendum on independence on Sunday by...

Parliament to hold extraordinary session amid tensions over ‘Kurdistan’ referendum

The Turkish Parliament will hold an extraordinary session on Saturday to discuss a motion to extend a mandate to conduct cross-border operations after the...

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