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Former İstanbul police chief detained as part of post-coup investigations

Former İstanbul police chief Hüseyin Çapkın has been detained for alleged involvement in a failed military coup attempt on July 15. Detention warrants have been...

CPJ’s Turkey blog: Failed coup speeds Turkey crackdown

By Özgür Öğret Police raid newspaper offices, detain at least 23 employees Police in the southeastern Turkish city Diyarbakır yesterday raided the main office of the...

First police officer in a headscarf makes public appearance in İstanbul

Following the Turkish government’s abolishment of a ban that prohibited female police officers from wearing an Islamic headscarf while on duty, a female police...

Driver killed while trying to take selfie on new Bosporus bridge

A truck driver was killed and three other people were injured on Tuesday in an accident on the newly opened Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge...

Turkey issues detention warrants for 35 journalists as 107 remain jailed

As part of an ongoing witch-hunt against the faith-based Gülen movement, detention warrants have been issued for another 35 journalists for their alleged links...

5 children injured as 3 rockets hit Kilis

Three rockets have hit Kilis, a Turkish town near the Syrian border, wounding five children, as the Turkish Armed Forces continue a cross-border operation...

Victory Day reception cancelled amid loss of civilians, security members

A statement from the Istanbul Governor’s Office announced on Monday that a reception held every Aug. 30 for Victory Day has been cancelled in...

MHP leader to attend judicial ceremony at Erdoğan’s palace

Opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli said on Monday that he will participate in the ceremony to open the new judicial year...

Erdoğan calls on people to report Gülen followers to authorities

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday reiterated an earlier call he made to the Turkish people, asking them to report followers of the...

Turkey releases 31,482 prisoners under post-coup gov’t decree

As part of a government decree issued in mid-August that makes the conditional release of some prisoners who have two years or less of...

53 more Türk Telekom employees detained over links to Gülen

Fifty-three employees at Turkish telecommunications giant Türk Telekom have been detained in the second wave of an operation launched against the company targeting alleged...

Police detain another 36 academics, 4 university staff on coup charges

Police on Sunday detained 36 academics at Erzurum’s Atatürk University, increasing the already-high number of intellectuals taken into custody as part of an investigation...

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