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Whistleblower claims Turkish defense company trains secret armed organization for Erdoğan

A Turkish whistleblower has claimed that a defense consulting company in Turkey has been training a secret armed organization to serve as an alternative...

Bilgi University students protest rector over dismissal of academic

Students of Bilgi University, which came to the fore after an academic was recently dismissed due to allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, turned...

Trustees appointed to 10 companies including mostly schools in Turkey’s SE

Trustees were appointed to 10 companies – including mostly schools -- in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır in yet another government-led move against the...

17 detained in Elazığ-based operation targeting Gülen movement

At least seventeen people were detained as part of a government-initiated and Elazığ-based operation targeting the Gülen movement, a grassroots initiative comprising of people...

Fire grows in Antalya forest as more than 100 hectares of area burn

A fire that broke out on Friday in a forest in the southwestern province of Antalya started to grow early on Saturday, while over...

Mass purge in police departments costs TL 1.1 billion annually, report says

Post-Dec.17, 2013 corruption scandal purge conducted by the government within the police departments across the country annually cost around TL 1.119 billion in 2014...

Arrest warrant issued against 51, including heads of Turkey’s prominent business groups

İstanbul Police Financial Crimes Unit on Saturday morning staged synchronized raids on 28 addresses in the provinces of İstanbul, Kayseri, Konya and Muğla, detaining...

Soldier dies in hospital after PKK missile hit military vehicle

A 21-year-old soldier, who was injured on Friday after the military vehicle he was driving was hit with a missile fired by the terrorist...

Businessman makes death threat to Cumhuriyet daily after Panama Papers story

Businessman Mehmet Cengiz, who came to public attention with his allegedly wiretapped phone conversation in 2013, where he cursed, called the Cumhuriyet daily’s office...

Court orders to forcibly summon wife of infamous Iranian mogul Zarrab

An İstanbul court on Friday ordered to forcibly summon Turkish celebrity singer Ebru Gündeş, the wife of Iranian billionaire Reza Zarrab, who is in...

4 pharmacists shot dead at Ankara University School of Medicine

A technician working at a pharmacy at the Ankara University School of Medicine shot dead four pharmacists on Friday morning after having a discussion...

Journalists protest against arrest of colleagues in front of Metris Prison

Members of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Freedom for Journalists Platform (GÖP) gathered in front of Metris Prison in İstanbul to protest against...

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