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X blocks access to accounts of 3 Kurdish journalists in Turkey

Three Kurdish journalists in Turkey have had their X accounts blocked following a request from the Turkish government, citing concerns over "national security," according...

Prosecutor denies seeking cancellation of İmamoğlu’s diploma in ‘falsified’ degree probe

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has denied a report by the pro-government Sabah newspaper which claimed that prosecutors had requested the cancellation of...

Öcalan expected to call on PKK to lay down arms this week in historic move: report

Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), is expected to call on the group to lay down its arms this...

Iranian gang members granted citizenship in Turkey, indictment reveals

Eleven members of an Iranian organized crime network and a Georgian national were granted Turkish citizenship while running illegal operations in Turkey, according to...

Turkish court gives author suspended sentence for alleged terrorist propaganda

Author, director, and journalist Ruhi Karadağ has been handed down a 15-month suspended sentence on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda in one of his...

Alleged Gülenists in Turkey face ongoing detentions, social exclusion: Dutch gov’t report

A newly published report by the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security briefing the relevant authorities on asylum applications notes that Turkish authorities continue...

Turkey’s intel agency captures another key suspect in 2013 terrorist attack in Hatay

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has captured one of the alleged masterminds behind a 2013 terrorist attack in southern Turkey in an operation on...

126 arrested for Gülen links in investigation into döner restaurant chain

Turkish courts have arrested 126 people out of more than 350 detained last week as part of an investigation into a popular döner restaurant...

Galatasaray accuses Mourinho of ‘racist statements’ after derby

Galatasaray has accused Fenerbahçe manager Jose Mourinho of making "racist statements" following a 0-0 draw between the bitter İstanbul rivals. It was not immediately clear...

Jailed PKK leader will make video statement as part of peace efforts: pro-Kurdish party leader

Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), has said that jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan will...

Turkish academic arrested for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan released from pretrial detention

A Turkish academic and TV program host who was arrested in late January over a social media post on charges of “insulting the president” was...

Pro-Kurdish politicians, journalists among 30 arrested on accusations of terrorism

Turkish authorities have arrested 30 people, including pro-Kurdish and socialist politicians, journalists and activists, following their detention in a series of police raids across...

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