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Army chief sees no second coup attempt in coming months

The top commander of the Turkish military, Gen. Hulusi Akar, dismissed recent speculation in the national media about another potential coup attempt by some...

1 soldier, 12 PKK terrorists killed in clashes with security forces

One soldier was killed by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists in the Çukurca district of Hakkari province on Saturday, while six PKK militants died...

Erdoğan slams passage of US ‘Saudi lawsuit bill’ in Parliament speech

In a speech opening the new legislative session of Parliament on Saturday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lambasted the US Congress for passing a law...

Teachers asked political questions in job interviews following purge

Applicants for teaching positions in Ankara, seeking to replace some of the thousands of teachers who were dismissed in a massive purge following a...

ByLock app users to be tried on terrorism charges

The pro-government media in Turkey reported on Saturday that individuals arrested for using a smart phone application named ByLock in the wake of a...

Award-winning author Murat Özyaşar detained in Turkey

  Turkish counterterrorism police on Saturday morning detained award-winning author and teacher Murat Özyaşar after a search of his İstanbul apartment.   The announcement was made by...

Leaked email shows Erdoğan’s son-in-law manages oil firm with alleged ISIL links

According to leaked emails belonging to Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s energy minister and the son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Albayrak is in the position...

Amsterdam law firm to Erdoğan: Calling Gülen movement terrorist is exaggeration

Robert R. Amsterdam, the head of London-based Amsterdam & Partners LLP, which was hired by the Turkish government as part of their fight against...

Turkish police arrest mayor of pro-Kurdish district in Van province

  Zilan Aldatmaz, co-mayor of the Saray district of eastern Van province, was arrested on Friday on charges of membership in a terrorist organization, Turkish...

3 Kurdish mayors in Şanlıurfa need governor’s approval in decision making

  As part of the trend of appointing trustees to predominantly Kurdish towns in Turkey’s Southeast, the governor of Şanlıurfa is now requiring three local...

US prosecutor denies any links to Gülen, says never set foot in Turkey

Responding to allegations from Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who accused US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara of being...

Doğan Media Group head resigns amid leaked emails scandal

Doğan Media Group Director General Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ has stepped down from his post after leaked emails belonging to Berat Albayrak, energy minister and...

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