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Turkey jails teacher to pressure husband into ‘confessing’

The latest victim of the Turkish government's tactic of guilt by association with the purpose of blackmail is Semra Çakır, a 41-year-old teacher, and...

2 Greek officers arrested for espionage after straying across Turkish border

A court in Turkey's northwestern province of Edirne has ordered the arrest of two Greek soldiers who the Greek army claimed "accidentally" crossed onto...

Erdoğan adviser says Muslim decision taken by Germany, not Czechs

Yiğit Bulut, a chief advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on public TV that a decision to release former co-chairperson of the Syrian...

Interior Ministry: 106,740 guns reported missing in 2017

A total of 106,740 guns were reported to be missing or stolen in 2017, according to a report from the Interior Ministry, raising concerns...

Turkish journalist gets 9 years based on anonymous letter alleging terrorism

Vahit Yazgan, the former bureau chief of the shuttered Zaman daily in Turkey’s western province of İzmir, was sentenced to eight years, nine months...

Turkey rejects calls for Afrin cease-fire, slams NATO allies US, France

Turkey on Wednesday rejected Western calls to suspend its offensive in northwest Syria, saying the United States misunderstood the extent of a UN cease-fire...

İYİ Party leader receptive to proposal for ‘alliance of principles’ in elections

Leader of the newly founded İYİ Party Meral Akşener has given a green light to a proposal for an “alliance of principles” with the...

Turkey lambastes US statement that Syrian cease-fire includes Afrin

Turkey on Wednesday reacted to a statement by US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert calling on Ankara, which is conducting a military operation in...

Turkish state-run TV bans broadcasting of 208 songs

The state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) has banned the broadcasting of a total of 208 songs, 142 Turkish and 66 Kurdish, on...

Bank Asya managers face up to 22.5 years jail on terror charges

The former general manager and administrators of the now-closed Islamic lender Bank Asya have been indicted on terror charges and face jail sentences of...

UN official concerned about use of ‘brutal interrogation techniques’ in Turkey

A top UN official has expressed unease over increased allegations of torture and ill treatment in police custody in Turkey, voicing his suspicions about...

Academic arrested over Gülen links denied prescribed medication for 11 months

İbrahim Yakut, an associate professor who was arrested in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016 due to his...

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