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Another woman detained while visiting imprisoned husband

N.A., a Turkish literature teacher who was left unemployed after her school was shuttered as part of post-coup emergency rule, was detained when she...

Mosque construction in İstanbul’s Taksim Square begins

Construction of a controversial mosque in İstanbul's Taksim Square began on Friday in a ceremony attended by İstanbul Mayor Kadiş Topbaş. On Feb. 6, İstanbul’s...

Gov’t-appointed mayor asks staff to vote ‘yes’ in upcoming referendum

The mayor of Diyarbakır’s Sur Municipality, who replaced a mayor from the Pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) as part of a government decision in September,...

Appeals court overturns acquittal of policeman who fatally beat Gezi protester

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court verdict acquitting a police officer who, along with other police officers and shopkeepers, administered...

Detention warrant issued for another HDP deputy

As a court in Diyarbakır was issuing an arrest warrant for pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy İdris Baluken, who was recently released from...

Humor magazine Gırgır closed down after printing blasphemous cartoon

One of the most popular humor magazines in Turkey, Gırgır, was closed down after it published a controversial cartoon featuring Moses in its latest...

Assad’s envoy in Astana talks: Turkey must pull its troops out of Syria

A representative of Syria's Bashar al-Assad government at the Astana peace talks said Turkey and Syrian rebels were attempting to disrupt the negotiations by...

Turkish ministry refuses to register short film criticizing executive presidency

Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has refused to register a short film for an upcoming film festival in İstanbul due to scenes that...

TI Turkey: 80 people in ‘no camp’ detained in 1 month as referendum approaches

Turkish police detained at least 80 people who have endorsed a “no” campaign for an upcoming referendum in April that will switch Turkey to an executive...

Imprisoned pro-Kurdish MP says being kept in solitary confinement

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Adana deputy Meral Danış Beştaş said she is being kept in solitary confinement in prison. As part of a parliamentary...

Jailed Professor Gözaydın hopes for a just country

İştar Gözaydın, a prominent social science professor who has been in pre-trial detention for the last 51 days, sent a message from prison saying...

CHP deputy stands firmly behind claim: Erdoğan said ISIL wouldn’t harm Turkey

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Dursun Çiçek said he stands behind his claim that in light of intelligence that Islamic State in...

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