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Report: 340 news websites banned, access to 3,000 links blocked in one year

Since June 7, 2015, 340 news websites were banned while access to around 3,000 links were blocked in a year as part of government-initiated...

Top Court rejects main opposition’s appeal against controversial judicial reform

The Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) against a highly controversial legislation that stipulates redesigning the...

CHP deputy Erdem says was forced to get off plane as per prosecutor order

Eren Erdem, an İstanbul deputy from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), tweeted out that he was forced to disembark ahead of a...

16 detainees in İstanbul airport bombing referred to court

A total of 16 suspects, who were detained by police last week in relation to last Tuesday’s airport attack in İstanbul, have been referred...

2 detained at İstanbul airport on suspicion of ISIS affiliation

Counter-terrorism police have detained two individuals, who traveled from Ukraine, at the İstanbul Atatürk Airport on Sunday night on suspicion of having links to...

Curfew declared in southeastern district for operation on PKK

Turkish government declared curfew in the southeastern district of Beytüşşebap in the predominantly Kurdish Şırnak province for a planned military operation on the terrorist...

Foundation behind Gaza flotilla apologizes over Palestinian proverb in statement

The Turkish Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH) -- aid foundation behind the 2010 Gaza flotilla – has apologized for...

3 PKK terrorists arrested for killing specialized sergeant in Diyarbakır

Three members of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were arrested in Bismil district of Diyarbakır province on Sunday, on charge of killing a...

Ex-Justice Minister: Blocking access to dailies’ websites violates Constitution

Former Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Türk has said that government-led move to block access to independent dailies’ websites violates the Article 28 of the...

Soldier dies after PKK terrorists open fire in Turkey’s SE

A noncommissioned officer lost his life after terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members opened fire in southeastern province of Şırnak very early on Sunday. PKK...

Death toll from İstanbul attack rises to 45 after 4-year-old dies in hospital

The death toll from Tuesday’s suicide attack at İstanbul Atatürk Airport increased to 45 after 4-year-old Rayyan Mohammed from Jordan died while receiving treatment...

Turkey’s Erdoğan says against social media, especially Twitter

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a speech after visiting İstanbul’s Atatürk Airport, where 45 people were killed and more than 200 were...

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