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Deputy PM says Turkey may hold referendum on executive presidency in April

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said if proposed constitutional amendments that will officially bring an executive presidential system to Turkey are approved by...

23 high-ranking officers detained over ByLock use

Twenty-three high-ranking officers in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have been detained on charges of using ByLock, a smart phone application that authorities believe...

[VIDEO][UPDATE] Turkish cargo jet crashes in Kyrgyz village, killing 37

A Turkish cargo jet belonging to ACT Airlines crashed near Kyrgyzstan's Manas airport on Monday, killing 37 people most of whom were residents of...

Court of appeals rules no countersuits against institutions seized, closed by gov’t

In a decision that will serve as a precedent for similar cases, Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals recently ruled against the dismissed employees of...

Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk transferred to Elazığ prison

Mardin Mayor Ahmet Turk, who was arrested and sent to İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison on Dec 19, was transferred to a prison in Elazığ...

Concept of jihad to be included in curriculum for secondary school students

Turkey’s Education Ministry is in the process of including the concept of jihad in compulsory school curricula, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Friday. Speaking during...

AKP member: Erdoğan will be caliph, Allah will complete the divine light

Suat Ünal, a board member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Aydın Efeler branch, shared a message on social media on Saturday that...

AKP plans referendum between March 26 and April 16

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government plans to hold a referendum on proposed constitutional amendments that will officially bring an executive presidential system...

Former ECtHR judge Türmen: Amendments will end democracy in Turkey

Former European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judge Rıza Türmen has said Turkish democracy will completely die if proposed constitutional changes that will officially...

Prosecutor drops torture complaint due to impunity under state of emergency

A document recently issued by a prosecutor’s office in Trabzon stated that there are no grounds to investigate a torture complaint since police officers...

9 colonels detained over coup charges in northern Cyprus

Nine colonels of the Turkish military serving in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) were detained on Sunday over charges of coup involvement...

Parliament to vote last 2 articles of constitutional amendment proposal

After approving five articles on Saturday alone, the Turkish Parliament will on Sunday debate the last two articles of a proposed constitutional amendment that...

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