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Officer arrested over Gülen links talks about dire prison conditions in letter

A military officer who has been kept under pre-trial detention for one year due to his alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has...

July 15 coup attempt to be taught to preschool children

Turkey’s Ministry of Education is going to teach preschool children about a botched coup attempt on July 15, 2016 during summer school, the Cumhuriyet...

Pro-gov’t daily claims Merkel is worse than Hitler, Turks being repressed in Germany

The pro-government Yeni Akit daily has claimed that Germany under the rule of Chancellor Angela Merkel is worse than Germany under the rule of...

Up to 15 years in prison sought for 21 former TRT staff due to Gülen links

A prosecutor has drafted an indictment seeking up to 15 years in prison for 21 former state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) staff...

Academic hunger striker’s sister detained during protest in Ankara

Beyza Gülmen, the sister of academic Nuriye Gülmen, was detained on Monday during a protest to support jailed educators Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who...

PEN: We joyfully celebrate the anniversary of ‘press freedom’ in Turkey

PEN International Turkey celebrated with irony the 109th anniversary of press freedom in Turkey on July 24, which coincided with the first day in...

Opposition leader condemns AKP government for arresting journalists

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has condemned the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government for arresting scores of journalists. Kılıçdaroğlu’s...

Interior Ministry: 43 PKK militants neutralized in one week

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a total of 43 outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists have been neutralized across Turkey over...

Press organizations condemn Turkish media for ignoring Cumhuriyet trial

Several press organizations including the Turkish Journalists Association (TGC), Turkish Journalists Union (TGS), Turkish Press Council and PEN Writers Association have condemned Turkish media...

Another woman who just gave birth to be detained by police in Turkey

A group of police officers have been waiting outside the Avrupa Hospital in the southern province of Adana in order to detain a woman...

One soldier killed in PKK attack in Siirt

One soldier was killed and another soldier and a village guard were injured in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack in the southeastern...

Cumhuriyet journalists appear in court 267 days after arrest

The trial of 17 suspects, including Cumhuriyet daily journalists and executives who were arrested in November 2016, began at an İstanbul court on Monday,...

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