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Voting under way in Parliament, 4 amended articles approved

In a second round of votes the Turkish Parliament on Wednesday night passed the first four articles of a controversial 18-article package that amends...

Deputy PM: 74,000 aspiring ISIL militants deported from Turkey

Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said on Wednesday that 74,000 aspiring Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants have been deported from...

[UPDATE] Rota Haber news portal editor-in-chief arrested

Ünal Tanık, owner and editor-in-chief of the Rota Haber news portal, which is among the dozens of media outlets closed down by the Turkish...

HRW says president aiming for one-man rule, calls on Parliament to reject system change

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Wednesday saying that by means of changes to the constitution proposed in the Turkish Parliament, President...

2 police officers get 10 months in prison on charges of insulting Erdoğan

Two police officers in the western province of Bursa have been handed down a jail sentence of 10 months on charges of insulting President...

Suspected ISIL courier detained in Şanlıurfa

A man suspected of working as a courier for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for its suicide attacks has been...

Kılıçdaroğlu conveys ‘concerns’ to Bahçeli over constitutional reform package

Leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Wednesday visited Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli to express his...

Indictment seeks up to 10-year jail sentences for 28 journalists

An indictment prepared by an İstanbul public prosecutor seeks 10-year jail sentences for 28 journalists, most of whom worked for media outlets affiliated with...

Reina gunman says gave up staging attack in Taksim due to heavy security

Abdulkadir Masharipov, the prime suspect in a Jan. 1 massacre at the Reina nightclub in İstanbul who was arrested in a police operation on...

Detention warrants issued for 243 military officers over ByLock use

Detention warrants have been issued for 243 officers in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on charges of using ByLock, a smart phone application that...

Photo exhibition coordinator detained in connection to Russian ambassador’s murder

The coordinator of a photo exhibition at an art gallery in Ankara where Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov was killed in December has...

Turkish chief of staff urges NATO to provide more support to Turkey against terror

Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday that NATO should assume more responsibility in counterterrorism efforts and provide tangible support to Turkey...

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