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Explosion kills soldier, injures 8 in possible PKK attack in Diyarbakır

An explosion that took place on a highway in the predominantly Kurdish southeastern province of Diyarbakır while an armored police vehicle was passing by...

Families of Turkish activists killed by Israeli navy react against normalization deal

Some family members of pro-Palestinian activists, who were killed by the Israeli navy during a Gaza flotilla raid in 2010, reacted against deal to...

Turkish gov’t serves to protect perpetrators of torture, human rights foundations say

A joint statement by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and Human Rights Association said that Turkish government serves to protect perpetrators of...

Number of journalists behind bars increases to 37, TGS says

The Turkish Journalists Union (TGS) has said that currently 37 journalists are imprisoned in Turkey, while many others are under pressure of the Turkish...

Daughter of top court’s head hired at presidential palace, report says

The daughter of Zerrin Güngör, the chairwoman of Council of State, which is Turkey’s highest administrative court, has been reported to be working at...

Turkey’s Union of Judges and Prosecutors protests gov’t plan to redesign judiciary

Turkish Union of Judges and Prosecutors (YARSAV) and the Union of Judges delivered a joint press statement outside the Supreme Court of Appeals, protesting...

Main opposition deputy says incidents of torture sharply increased under AK Party rule

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has said that incidents of torture increased from 900 to 5,671 in the last...

9 arrested, 5 detained as part of gov’t-led operations targeting Gülen movement

Nine police officers were arrested and 5 more people were detained as part of government-initiated operations targeting the Gülen movement, grassroots initiative comprising of...

PM Yıldırım announces normalization deal with Israel, says aid to be sent to Gaza on Friday

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım held a press conference at the Çankaya Mansion in Ankara capital and officially announced the deal to normalize ties...

Trustees appointed to 25 private, prep schools in gov’t-led move in Bursa

Trustees were appointed to 4 education institutions that include a total of 25 private and prep schools in the western province of Bursa in...

Turkish parliament head: ‘The whole world is waiting for our leadership’

İsmail Kahraman, head of the Turkish parliament in Ankara capital, has said during an iftar dinner event in the province of Bursa that the...

Owner files complaint against Türksat over move to drop Can Erzincan TV

Recep Aktaş, the general manager of Can Erzincan TV, has filed a criminal complaint against the Turkish Satellite Communications Company (Türksat) over its decision...

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