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Turkish lawyer exposes torture of client detained over Gülen links

A Turkish lawyer on Saturday said his client, who was detained last week as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, was subjected to...

Sculptor whose work Erdoğan called ‘monstrous’ wins compensation case

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that Mehmet Aksoy suffered a violation of his rights when a statue he had sculpted was described as “monstrous” by then-Prime...

Turkey to activate Russian S-400 system, says defense minister

Turkey will activate as planned an S-400 missile defense system acquired from Russia once the relevant military personnel complete their training, the Turkish defense minister said...

German ambassador says arrest of embassy lawyer ‘incomprehensible’

Germany’s ambassador to Turkey said the arrest of a Turkish lawyer hired by the German Embassy is “incomprehensible” and that he is pressing Ankara to clarify...

Turkey detains 261,000, arrests 91,000 in post-coup crackdown on Gülen followers

Turkey has investigated 559,064 people for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, which is accused of masterminding a 2016 coup attempt despite its strong denial...

Turkish court challenges top court reversal of Cumhuriyet journalists’ conviction

A Turkish court on Thursday decided to challenge a Supreme Court of Appeals ruling that overturned the court’s previous conviction of 12 former Cumhuriyet daily journalists,...

Official denies claims that Erdoğan received CHP politician at presidential palace

Fahrettin Altun, the head of Turkey’s Presidential Communication Directorate, has denied a recent media report that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with an unnamed member of the...

ISIL capitalized on US Syria withdrawal, Turkish incursion to regroup: report

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group took advantage of both the US withdrawal from northeastern Syria and the Turkish incursion to regroup...

Turkey’s Kurdish party calls for early election, rules out parliament withdrawal

Turkey’s Kurdish opposition party on Wednesday called for an early election but ruled out withdrawing from parliament to protest the government’s dismissal of dozens of its...

US sanctions Turkish companies, individuals for supporting ISIL

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on four companies and two people operating in Syria, Turkey, the Gulf and Europe for providing financial and logistical...

EU cuts €85 million from Turkey funding in 2020 budget

European Union leaders have decided to cut nearly €85 million ($94 million) in funds for Turkey in the bloc’s 2020 budget, according to a German member...

Most ISIL detainees will be repatriated by yearend, says Turkish minister: report

Turkey will have repatriated most of its Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) detainees to their home countries by the end of the year,...

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