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Turkey removes 28 mayors on terrorism charges

With authority vested by the state of emergency rule, the Turkish government removed 28 mayors on Sunday in the predominantly in Kurdish regions of...

AKP deputy: If putschists had killed Erdoğan on July 15, Putin was next

Russian President Vladimir Putin was the next target if putschists had succeeded in killing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during July 15’s failed coup...

Governor orders police to ignore traffic violations during Eid holiday

The Kocaeli Governor’s Office released a notice on Saturday to police officers in the city ordering them not to issue any tickets to drivers...

Ankara mayor claims US, Gülen plan artificial earthquake in İstanbul

Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek claimed in series of tweets on Saturday that external powers, including the US, are planning to trigger an artificial earthquake...

‘We won’t stop the witch-hunt’ AKP parliamentary group deputy chair says

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Çanakkale deputy and parliamentary group deputy chairman Bülent Turan has said the AKP government will not stop a...

Man gets prison sentence, fine after attack on Gülen-linked institutions in France

A 28-year-old man of Turkish origin was handed down a prison sentence of eight months and a fine of 23,000 euros by a French...

EU Commission urges Turkey to respect human rights in reaction to Korucu case

The EU Commission has called on Turkey to respect human rights in response to the July arrest of journalist Bülent Korucu’s wife, who is...

Ministry allows Öcalan’s brother to visit PKK leader during Eid al-Adha

At a time when pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) officials have been voicing concerns about the health of Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of...

Seyidoğlu Baklava chain owner among 7 arrested due to Gülen links

Seven individuals including the owner of the Seyidoğlu Baklava chain, Mustafa Seyidoğlu, were arrested on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into a...

TSK troop level down to 391,695 following July 15 coup attempt

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) announced on Friday that its current number of personnel had fallen to 391,695 from 596,059 following developments in the...

Lawyer representing 3 prosecutors jailed in MİT truck probe arrested

  Alp Değer Tanrıverdi, a lawyer representing three prosecutors who were jailed last year due to an investigation they carried out against National Intelligence Organization...

6 governors replaced, 4 recalled to Ankara in new gov’t decree

Six governors across Turkey have been replaced while four of them have been recalled to Ankara after the reassignments were published in the Official...

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