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7 who sued Erdoğan for insult arrested in anti-coup probe

Seven out of 21 people who had previously filed legal complaints against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were arrested on Tuesday in an operation targeting...

3 more journalists arrested in Turkey

Three of six journalists who were detained in an operation on Dec. 25 were arrested by an İstanbul court, after 24 days under detention,...

Turkish-American NASA scientist held in solitary confinement on coup charges

Serkan Gölge, a 36-year-old physicist and research scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the US, is being held in solitary...

Another mayor from pro-Kurdish party detained in terror investigation

Mehmet Ali Tunç, mayor of the Muradiye district in the eastern province of Van from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), was detained on...

Police keep 6 journalists under custody for 23 days

Six Turkish journalists have been kept in police custody since Dec. 25, according to the Evrensel daily. Police teams detained the six journalists -- DİHA...

Deputy PM says Turkey may hold referendum on executive presidency in April

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said if proposed constitutional amendments that will officially bring an executive presidential system to Turkey are approved by...

Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk transferred to Elazığ prison

Mardin Mayor Ahmet Turk, who was arrested and sent to İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison on Dec 19, was transferred to a prison in Elazığ...

[PHOTOS] 104 camels show off their wrestling skills in Selçuk

One hundred four camels from the Aegean, Mediterranean and Marmara regions wrestled during the 35th Selçuk Ephesus Camel Wrestling Festival in İzmir province on...

HRW head: Erdoğan, Sisi violate human rights to great extremes

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have violated human rights to great extremes in their own countries as they...

Turkish police say ignoring ‘petty’ crimes amid massive gov’t purge

Can Ataklı, a columnist for the Sözcü daily, argued in his column on Saturday that Turkish police are no longer responding to complaints of...

Purge victim teacher sells traditional çiğ köfte to earn living

Abdullah Korkmaz, a teacher of 18 years, now works for a traditional çiğ köfte vendor in order to make a living. Graduating from Malatya İnönü...

Gov’t removes evolution theory from new school curriculum

Turkey's Education Ministry has removed a chapter on the theory of evolution from a textbook for 12th graders, according to a newly announced curriculum...

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