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17 police officers arrested, 60 more wanted over Gülen links

As part of Turkey’s ongoing purge against the real and perceived sympathizers of the Gülen movement, arrests warrants were issued for 60 previously dismissed...

[UPDATE] 44 at defense contractor ASELSAN arrested over Gülen links

Forty-four of 84 detained employees at Turkey's largest defense electronics company ASELSAN were arrested in Ankara on Thursday over Gülen movement links and involvement...

European Parliament bans free distribution of pro-Erdoğan daily

The European Parliament has reportedly banned the free distribution of the staunchly pro-Erdoğan Daily Sabah newspaper on its premises. A journalist named Marc Guillet announced...

35 lawyers of suspects in Gülen movement trials detained

Turkish police on Thursday detained 35 lawyers who are defending suspects accused of links to the Gülen movement in several ongoing trials. Arrest warrants were...

Aide says if Erdoğan is harmed, nobody in world will be able to enjoy even a breakfast

A chief aide to the Turkish president said if any harm is done to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, nobody in any part of the world...

[UPDATE] Former Kurdish politician Ayna released on judicial probation

A former co-chair of the Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), Emine Ayna, who was detained on Thursday in her Diyarbakır home, was released on...

Turkish minister asks US to take Turkey off flight ban list

Turkey’s Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan sent a letter to US authorities on Wednesday asking that Turkey be removed from a...

Corruption prosecutor’s wife arrested over ByLock use

Özlem Yüzgeç, the wife of one of the prosecutors who conducted a corruption probe that became public in late 2013 and implicated senior members...

Turkey leads world again in Twitter censorship

Twitter’s latest government transparency report has revealed the extent of the Turkish government crackdown on social media, once again making the country the leader...

Ministry: 94,000 fired, 30,000 suspended from state posts over Gülen links since July 15

Turkey's Ministry of Labor and Social Security announced on Tuesday that a total of 94,867 people have been fired while 30,618 others have been...

Prominent Turkish journalist Tayfun Talipoğlu dies at 55

Tayfun Talipoğlu, a prominent journalist and TV commentator known for his travel TV programs, died after falling ill at home in İzmir on Tuesday. According...

EU’s Hahn says Turkey joining EU ‘unrealistic’ under Erdoğan

Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner for neighborhood policy and enlargement negotiations, has said the prospect of Turkey joining the EU is becoming “more and...

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