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Court releases young pianist arrested for insulting Erdoğan

Turkish pianist Dengin Ceyhan, who was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in social media posts, was released from jail...

Erdoğan says Turkey may hold another referendum on death penalty

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey may hold a new referendum on whether to reinstate the death penalty following a public referendum that...

2 more Turkish soldiers killed, 3 others injured in ISIL attack in al-Bab

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) announced in a statement on Friday that two soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in Syria’s al-Bab...

4-year jail term sought for AKUT co-founder over insult charges

Co-founder and former chairman of Turkey’s prominent Search and Rescue Association (AKUT) Nasuh Mahruki is facing a jail term of one to four years...

Germany says 136 Turks with diplomatic passports applied for asylum

German Interior Ministry has announced that 136 Turkish citizens who have diplomatic passports have applied for asylum in Germany since a failed coup attempt...

HDP deputy takes military blockade in Koruköy to Parliament’s agenda

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Şanlıurfa deputy Osman Baydemir talked about developments in Koruköy village of the Nusaybin district of southeastern Mardin province during...

14 including 3 former police chiefs detained over Gülen links

Fourteen people including three former police chiefs were detained on Friday due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement. The individuals were detained...

9 TÜBİTAK members, 1 judge arrested over links to Gülen movement

Nine engineers from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) and a female judge were arrested on Thursday over links to the...

Journalist fined for ‘insulting’ Turkey’s Parliament in column

The İstanbul 2nd Penal Court of First Instance on Thursday fined columnist Enver Aysever TL 10,620 ($2,981) for “insulting” the Turkish Parliament in an...

[VIDEO] Pro-Erdoğan columnist claims Prophet’s saying indicates ‘yes’ camp will win referendum

Şevki Yılmaz, a former Welfare Party (RP) deputy and presently a columnist for the pro-government Yeni Akit daily, said on Wednesday that whatever the...

New IPI website to serve as resource on jailed journalists in Turkey

The International Press Institute (IPI) on Wednesday launched a website that will serve as a resource for information on the 153 journalists and media...

CHP deputy: Putschist general and military chief bought property together

Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Mahmut Tanal has said that Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar and Maj. Gen. Mehmet Dişli, one of...

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