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Erdoğan on reinstating death penalty: I don’t make decisions based on what foreigners say

In a series of speeches slamming the European Union for its criticism of Turkey over violation of human rights and media freedoms and the...

Prime minister says EP humiliated itself with vote on Turkey

Joining the ranks of many senior-level Turkish politicians who slammed the European Parliament’s vote to freeze EU accession talks with Turkey, Prime Minister Binali...

Talk show host who mocked Erdoğan’s favorite soap opera fired

Talk show host Okan Bayülgen, who during an awards ceremony mocked a soap opera that was one of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's favorites, has...

3 more Kurdish mayors arrested on terror charges

Five local politicians from Turkey’s eastern province of Bitlis were arrested on terrorism charges on Friday. Among the arrestees are Bitlis Co-mayors Hüseyin Olan and...

Decree reinstates 6,007 teachers purged following coup attempt

A total of 6,007 teachers who were fired from their jobs in state schools following a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15...

Turkish deputy PM praises EU amid tensions over suspending accession talks

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on Friday that the European Union is not collapsing and that on the contrary, it is a...

[UPDATE] Governor’s office says Turkish jets might have caused Gaziantep ‘blast’

A strong blast that rocked the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep late on Friday might have been caused by a sonic boom as Turkish...

Father of former football star released from prison due to health problems

The father of former Turkish football legend and former ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Hakan Şükür, Selmet Şükür, who was arrested on...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s secret army is a threat to NATO

By Abdullah Bozkurt The repressive regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been secretly building a paramilitary force with the help of retired Islamist...

Fired academic detained for 15th time after protest

  A Turkish academic who was dismissed from her position as part of a government purge following a failed coup on July 15 was detained...

Turkey’s arrested journalists ask for indictment, trial without detention

A number of Turkish journalists, most of whom were jailed in the wake of a failed coup attempt on July 15, have asked for...

Turkey loses 5 soldiers during clashes in Syria in two days  

One Turkish soldier was killed and five others were injured in clashes with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in northern...

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