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3 ISIL suicide bomber suspects detained in İstanbul

İstanbul counterterrorism police on Friday detained three Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists gearing up for suicide-bombings in the city’s Kağıthane,...

115,000 objections filed against dismissals, PM says

Nearly 115,000 objections have been filed against government decisions to dismiss people with alleged links to the Gülen movement from state positions, Prime Minister...

61-year-old purge victim dies of heart attack in prison

  Held under arrest as part of a government crackdown on the Gülen movement and its alleged sympathizers, 61-year-old Ahmet Ok died after suffering a...

Court releases man who attacked journalist Can Dündar

An İstanbul court on Friday decided to release, pending trial, Murat Şahin, who was arrested for attacking Turkish journalist Can Dündar with a gun...

Baykal revises earlier remarks, says CHP should resist executive presidency until the end

Former leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Deniz Baykal has said the CHP should resist the introduction of an executive presidency...

HSYK: Suspended judicial members may return to job if they provide information

Deputy chairman of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) Mehmet Yılmaz has said judges and prosecutors who have been suspended due to...

14 courthouse employees detained in anti-Gülen operation in İstanbul

Fourteen individuals working at the Anatolia Courthouse in İstanbul’s Kartal district were detained on Friday as part of an investigation into alleged followers of...

Renewed purge threatens to leave 56,000 more people jobless in public sector

A new purge is expected in state institutions against alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement over their use of a smart phone application,...

Police officer suspended in post-coup purge in Turkey commits suicide

A police officer who was among the thousands of people who have been purged from state institutions due to their alleged links to the...

Turkey slips to 99th place in 113-country Rule of Law Index

Turkey has dropped by eight places from last year in the WJP Rule of Law Index 2016, released today by the World Justice Project...

Coup commission hears shadowy former police chief, minister

  Turkey’s parliamentary Coup Investigation Commission on Thursday hosted Mehmet Ağar, a former minister of interior and police chief whose name was associated with the...

Academic arrested, charged with development of smart phone app

Academic İhsan Taşkın was arrested in İstanbul on Thursday, accused of developing a smart phone application known as ByLock, which is claimed by the...

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