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Widow of putschist general says court accused her of helping husband with coup after his death

Nazire Terzi, the widow of putschist Brig. Gen. Semih Terzi, said during a hearing in a coup probe on Thursday that she was accused...

PM Yıldırım admits new commission aims to delay ECtHR petitions

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has admitted that a commission recently established by government decree to investigate lawsuits filed during a state of emergency...

Dündar’s news website immediately blocked in Turkey

The “Özgürüz” (We Are Free) website, a German-based online news portal launched on Jan. 24 by exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar, was blocked in...

Sweden warns citizens against terror attacks in Ankara

In a security warning issued on Thursday, the Swedish Embassy in Ankara advised its citizens to avoid the capital’s central Kızılay district due to...

[UPDATE] After Greece’s refusal to extradite, Turkey issues arrest warrants for 8 soldiers

Hours after the Greek Supreme Court handed down its verdict on an extradition request for eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after a...

ECtHR judge: Flood of applications from Turkey could block the court

  Işıl Karakaş, a Turkish judge serving at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), said on Thursday that an increased number of applications from...

Report on Turkey journalists: 191 jailed, 92 wanted, 839 charged

Turkey’s press freedom woes are worse than you think, says a report published on Thursday by new advocacy group the Stockholm Center for Freedom...

Turkey deploys armored vehicles, tanks to its Syria border

The Turkish military has deployed armored vehicles, tanks and personnel to the Elbeyli district of Kilis province, bordering Syria, Turkey's government press agency reported...

Turkey’s top court says no gov’t decrees can be issued on property rights

A recent decision by Turkey's Constitutional Court said government decrees including those issued during a state of emergency that seize people's assets are against...

Amnesty urges Turkish authorities to see to health of jailed Kurdish politician Sibel Çapraz

Human right advocacy group Amnesty International's Turkey branch has initiated an urgent call for Turkish authorities to see to the health of Hakkari municipal...

Imprisoned former Mardin Co-mayor Ahmet Türk hospitalized

Former Mardin Co-mayor Ahmet Türk, who was arrested on Dec 19 and transferred to a prison in Elazığ province on Jan. 17, was hospitalized...

Turkish PM says referendum on constitutional amendments to be held in early April

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Wednesday that Turkey will hold a referendum in early April on constitutional amendments that were recently approved...

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