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5, including 4 police officers, arrested in connection to murder of Russian ambassador

Five people, four of whom are police officers, who had been detained in connection to the murder of the Russian ambassador to Turkey have...

Turkish academic in Malay jail for weeks at Turkey’s request

A Turkish academic with a valid Malaysian visa was arrested by Malay officials on Dec. 13 upon an alleged request by Turkish authorities in...

Another soldier dies, bringing fatalities to 45 in operations against ISIL

One more Turkish soldier wounded in an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack in Syria’s al-Bab region died on Saturday, increasing...

2 suicide bombers detained in southeastern Turkey

Turkish authorities announced on Saturday that five terrorists, two of whom were trained as suicide bombers, were detained in Şanlıurfa after illegally crossing the...

Kılıçdaroğlu says pro-government media no different than PKK

Slamming the smear campaigns of the pro-government media against critics, Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Saturday that...

Turkish Air Force recruiting pilots who previously failed competency tests

After a massive purge within the military, the Turkish Air Force has been recruiting pilot candidates who were unable to pass competency tests in...

Persistent academic protester among 649 recently purged

Academic Nuriye Gülmen, who was detained dozens of times for protesting dismissal from her university position, has been purged from the civil service along...

[UPDATE] New decrees dismiss 8,390 more people in Turkey

With three new decrees that Turkey issued on Friday night, enabled by state of emergency powers, 8,390 people were purged from public service and...

Turkey to cancel licenses of media outlets disobeying gag orders

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) will be able cancel licenses of Turkish media outlets as part of new decrees issued on Friday...

CHP deputy claims fraudulent voting by ruling AKP deputies in Parliament

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman Levent Gök has said ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputies cast votes on...

Turkey to revoke citizenship of critics abroad with latest decrees

The Turkish government will be able to revoke the citizenship of critics who fled abroad under state of emergency decrees issued on Friday night. The...

Erdoğan says Turkey will grant citizenship to some Iraqi, Syrian refugees

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey would grant citizenship to some of the millions of Syrian and Iraqi refugees currently living in Turkey, while...

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