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Turkish intelligence captures alleged ISIL Turkey-branch operative abroad

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has captured an alleged senior operative of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in an undisclosed...

Turkish prosecutors order nearly 1,000 detentions over alleged Gülen links ahead of coup anniversary

Turkish prosecutors on Monday ordered the detention of 968 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, which Ankara accuses of orchestrating a...

Turkish rock star, aid group founder Haluk Levent detained in graft investigation

Turkish police have detained rock musician and civil society activist Haluk Levent and 20 others in an investigation into alleged financial wrongdoing involving AHBAP,...

150 women killed by men in Turkey in first half of 2026: report

At least 150 women were killed by men in Turkey in the first six months of 2026, most of them in their homes and...

Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, 10 years on: Transnational repression

Ten years after a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, Turkey’s pursuit of critics and perceived opponents abroad has developed into one of the...

Officer seen escorting Turkey’s then-intel chief before 2016 coup recounts alleged torture

A former Turkish military officer seen escorting Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s intelligence chief at the time and now foreign minister, from General Staff headquarters shortly...

Fresh detentions hit CHP-run district in Ankara

Turkish police detained 27 people in early-morning raids on Saturday as part of a corruption investigation targeting the opposition-run Çankaya district of Ankara, according...

Turkey penalizes more than 100 doctors over high C-section rates: report

Turkey’s Health Ministry has imposed disciplinary measures on more than 100 obstetricians and gynecologists over high Caesarean-section rates, including warnings, temporary suspensions and mandatory...

Israeli doctor saved Erdoğan’s life at Mossad’s request, former hospital spokesman claims

A former spokesman for a major Israeli hospital claimed this week that an Israeli doctor sent to Turkey at Mossad’s request and with Prime...

Riot police enter CHP İstanbul headquarters amid court-backed leadership takeover

Riot police entered the İstanbul provincial headquarters of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Thursday night. Police assistance was sought by a court-appointed...

Turkey used Maarif Foundation to close or take over 162 Gülen-linked schools in 29 countries: report

The Turkish government used the state-controlled Maarif Foundation (TMV) to secure the closure, confiscation or transfer to the TMV of at least 162 educational...

Council of Europe rights chief raises ‘grave’ fair trial concerns in İmamoğlu trial

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty has raised serious concerns about the prosecution of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and hundreds...

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