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Detention warrant issued for HDP deputy Öcalan

As a crackdown on the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) continues, a Turkish court on Wednesday issued a detention...

Assets of Kurdish Institute of Ä°stanbul seized by state-run TMSF

Turkey's Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) on Tuesday seized the assets of the Kurdish Institute of Ä°stanbul, which was closed down by a government...

15 more academics detained in post-coup probes in Denizli

At least 15 academics from Pamukkale University in Denizli were detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses...

14 nightclub attack suspects referred to court for arrest

Fourteen people who were detained in connection to a nightclub attack on New Year's Day in Ä°stanbul that claimed the lives of 39 people...

Turkey’s population nears 80 million, İstanbul remains most crowded city

Turkey's population saw an increase of more than 1 million in 2016, reaching 79,814,871, while Ä°stanbul remained the country's most populous city, according to...

[OPINION] Why Turkey is picking a fight with Greece

Abdullah Bozkurt The neo-nationalist partners of Turkey’s Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who played a key role in orchestrating the abortive coup of July 15...

[UPDATE] HDP deputy Lezgin Botan released

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Lezgin Botan, who was detained on Monday as part of an ongoing crackdown on the Kurdish political movement in...

HDP deputy Baluken released from jail

Ä°dris Baluken, one of 11 pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies who were arrested in late 2016, has been released from jail. Baluken, who is...

Woman interrogated by police, boss over ‘political posts’ on social media

A woman was reportedly questioned by her boss and police over alleged political statements she posted on social media, the Evrensel daily reported. According to...

Iranian-Kurdish writer Jiyar Cihanferd jailed in Mardin over terror links

A Mardin court on Sunday ruled for the arrest of Iranian-Kurdish writer Jiyar Cihanferd and his friend Hassan Balada on charges of “membership in...

15 police officers detained in Sakarya over coup links

A total of 15 police officers were detained in Sakarya province on Sunday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Habertürk daily has...

Turkish army chief visits Kardak islets amid strained relations with Greece

Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar on Sunday paid a surprise visit to the disputed Aegean islets of Kardak at a time...

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