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CHP deputy says gov’t refuses to narrow ‘terrorism’ definition to silence opposition

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Selina Doğan has said that the government refuses to narrow “terrorism” definition to win visa-free travel to...

Yamanlar College student wins gold medal in int’l computer project competition

Mustafa Ege Şeker, a student of Yamanlar College in İzmir, has won a gold medal with a computer project he made for the 14th...

Professor suspended over tweet criticizing İstanbul conquest

A professor at Adnan Menderes University in Aydın province was suspended after posting a tweet, in which he criticized the Ottoman conquest of İstanbul...

Police detain Yeni Hayat daily reporter Fazlı Mert

Fazlı Mert, a reporter from Turkish daily, Yeni Hayat, was detained at İstanbul Police Department on Tuesday. Mert, who reportedly visits police department often for...

Former Miss Turkey sentenced to a year for “insulting” President Erdoğan on Instagram

Model Merve Büyüksaraç, who was selected Miss Turkey in 2006, was handed down a year and two months of imprisonment on Tuesday for "insulting"...

Ex-HDP deputy Tuncel given one year in prison for slapping police officer

A Silopi criminal court of first instance has sentenced former HDP deputy Sebahat Tuncel to one year in prison for slapping a police officer...

Design award-winning newspaper gets much-mocked logo after government seizure

The Zaman daily, which used to be Turkey’s best-selling newspaper until it was taken over by the government in early March on a highly...

15 detained in Chamber of Architects on anniversary of Gezi protests in controversial eviction

Istanbul police evicted on Tuesday a building of the Turkish Chamber of Architects on Beşiktaş District Governor’s order, detaining 15 architects who resisted, on...

Another missile from Syria hits empty field in Kilis

A missile fired from Syria fell on an empty field in the southeastern city of Kilis early on Tuesday morning; in what is the...

12 arrested, 71 detained in gov’t-led operations targeting Gülen movement

Twelve people arrested and 71 more were detained as part of government-initiated operations targeting the Gülen movement — a grassroots initiative comprising people inspired...

Erdoğan accuses US of being ‘superior mind’ behind ‘parallel state’

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused the US government of being the “superior mind” behind the so-called “parallel state”, which is a term coined...

One more suspect arrested over Ankara suicide bombings

Ankara Criminal Court of Peace has ruled to arrest Hacı Ali Durmaz as part of the investigation into the twin suicide bombings which killed...

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