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21 journalists taken to police HQ in İstanbul

All 21 journalists who were arrested again early on Saturday, hours after being released pending trial on Friday, were taken to police headquarters after...

HDP Co-chair Demirtaş ends hunger strike after promises from prison administration

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş and HDP Hakkari deputy Abdullah Zeydan, who began a hunger strike in Edirne Prison on Thursday...

Ex-President Gül to forego Erdoğan’s referendum rally in hometown of Kayseri

Former President Abdullah Gül will not attend a referendum rally President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will jointly hold in his...

Ülker suspends employees responsible for disputed TV commercial

Turkey’s largest food producer, Ülker, announced on Saturday that it has suspended all employees whose "negligence" led to the airing of a TV commercial...

AKP banner calling for ‘yes’ in referendum hung on facade of SP headquarters

A giant banner belonging to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and calling for a "yes" vote in an upcoming referendum on a constitutional...

21 journalists’ re-arrest comes after outcry among pro-gov’t colleagues    

Many journalists who are either open or covert supporters of the Turkish government were outraged by a court decision on Friday for the release...

Re-arrest of journalists casts further shadow over independence of Turkish judiciary

The independence and impartiality of the Turkish judiciary has begun to be questioned once again after an İstanbul court decided to release 21 journalists...

[UPDATE] 21 journalists released by court arrested again without being freed

All 21 journalists who had been in pre-trial detention for eight months and were to be released pending trial on Friday were arrested again...

[BREAKING] Turkey bans all services of Periscope weeks before crucial referendum

A Turkish court on Friday banned all services of Periscope, a live video broadcasting platform owned by Twitter popularly used by opposition deputies, several...

[UPDATE] 6 journalists released after lengthy pre-trial detention taken into custody again

Six of 21 journalists who had been in pre-trial detention for eight months and were released pending trial on Friday were detained again later...

Survey reveals support for President Erdoğan at 48.7 percent

A public survey conducted by the Ankara-based polling company Metropoll has revealed that 48.7 percent of Turkish citizens support President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan while...

Veteran soldier’s father says can’t tolerate terrorist remarks due to stance on referendum

The father of a Turkish veteran whose remarks during a campaign rally of the Republican People's Party (CHP) in Kayseri were censored by TV...

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