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Minister says alternative conservative Kurdish parties needed in Turkey

Turkey's Food and Agriculture Minister Faruk Çelik has said that Turkey needs alternative conservative, social democrat or even ethnic political parties since the pro-Kurdish...

ECtHR orders Turkey to pay conscientious objector 2,500 euros in compensation

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found Turkey guilty in the case of conscientious objector Halil Savda, who was sentenced by a...

Former Özgür Gündem columnist Şaban İba detained in Turkey

Former columnist of the now-closed pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily, Şaban İba, was detained by gendarmes in the Edremit district of Balıkesir after a raid...

Turkey’s ruling AKP proposes rapists be released from prison if married to victims

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has brought a bill to Parliament that proposes rapists in Turkish jails be released if they are...

[VIDEO] Pakistan court tells Turkish teachers to approach ministry amid parents’ outrage

Pakistan's Islamabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by the Pak-Turk international schools administration against the expulsion of its Turkish staff by...

[VIDEO] Turkey’s Erdoğan says West supports ISIL, al-Qaeda, PKK

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that terrorist groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and al-Qaeda...

Erdoğan hitman denies controversial remarks in NYT, accuses paper of distortion

Cem Küçük, a staunchly pro-government journalist who is known for his attacks on government critics on social media, has denied alleged remarks that appeared...

37 including retired generals, active-duty officers detained over Gülen links

Thirty-seven people including retired generals and active-duty officers as well as civilians were detained across 13 Turkish provinces on Thursday as part of an...

Gov’t takes over 34 out of 106 DBP municipalities to date

Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has so far appointed trustees to 34 of 106 municipalities run by mayors from the pro-Kurdish Democratic...

CHP to hold public rallies to prevent ‘division of Turkey’

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will hold public rallies starting Dec. 3 with the slogan "We will not allow Turkey's division," according...

Deployment of weapons in several prisons raises fears about mass killing of prisoners

Amid claims that the Turkish government is planning to stage riots in Turkey's prisons to eliminate political prisoners, heavy weapons have been deployed in...

Erdoğan slams Pakistani media outlets criticizing deportation of Turkish teachers

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday criticized some Pakistani media outlets and journalists who have voiced their unease with the Pakistani government's recent decision...

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