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Family of fallen soldier to sue for unauthorized use of his name, photo

The family of noncommissioned officer Ömer Halisdemir, who is revered for his attack on one of the putschist generals during a July 15 coup...

Freedom House: Turkish government stifling media and dissent

The US-based independent watchdog organization Freedom House said in a statement on Tuesday that Turkey's government is attacking the press to a degree not...

Pro-AKP meeting cancelled in Sweden over deputy’s alleged ISIL ties

A meeting hosted by a pro-government civil society organization in Sweden was cancelled due to accusations against a Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy...

Emergency decrees a blow to defense right, says Ankara Bar Association

The Ankara Bar Association has strongly criticized two recent state of emergency decrees that were issued by the government on Oct. 29, saying they...

Erdoğan advisor suggests Western-style crackdown to preserve image

Chief advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and columnist İlnur Çevik defended a crackdown on media, including the Cumhuriyet newspaper, in Turkey while suggesting...

Arrest warrant issued for Cumhuriyet CEO Atalay

An arrest warrant was issued on Tuesday for the Cumhuriyet daily’s chief executive officer, Akın Atalay, after he was not found at his residence...

Çaldıran co-mayor detained on terror charges

Co-mayor of the Çaldıran district in eastern Van province Suna Atabay was detained on Tuesday on charges of allegedly spreading terrorist propaganda. The detention warrant...

Turkey detains 16 staff members at Abdullah Gül University

Sixteen staff members of the Kayseri-based Abdullah Gül University, which bears the name of Turkey's former president, have been detained on the grounds that...

MHP leader Bahçeli defends government crackdown on Cumhuriyet daily

Leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli has expressed his support for an operation targeting the Cumhuriyet daily, which resulted in the...

HDP leader says Diyarbakır co-mayors not arrested but taken hostage by AKP

Co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş has refused to use legal terminology to describe what happened to two Diyarbakır co-mayors,...

IFJ, EFJ condemn gov’t crackdown on Cumhuriyet daily

In a written statement issued on Monday, the International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) condemned a new wave of media repression by Turkish...

Zaman reporter in prison for 3 months but never lost hope

Emre Soncan, a former Zaman reporter in Ankara who was arrested in government operations targeting critical journalists following a failed coup attempt in Turkey...

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