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15 soldiers jailed on coup charges released from prison

After nearly three months of imprisonment, 15 soldiers in Gaziantep who were accused of taking part in a July 15 coup attempt in Turkey...

Faces of prisoners rendered unrecognizable due to torture in Manisa, lawyer says

The faces of people held in a Manisa prison have become unrecognizable due to heavy torture, Seda Tanrıkulu, a lawyer representing some of the...

Prison administration refuses Novelist Aslı Erdoğan a sweater, CHP deputy says

  Prize-winning novelist and journalist Aslı Erdoğan, who was arrested last week for alleged links to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has been trying...

Colombian President awarded with Nobel Peace Prize for his peace efforts

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peacce Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a 52-year-old war with Marxist guerrillas....

German press: 3 Turkish diplomats apply for asylum in Germany

Three Turkish diplomats and a military attaché have applied for asylum in Germany, German media reported on Friday. A joint report by the Süddeutsche daily,...

Detention warrants issued for 166 police officers over use of ByLock

As part of an İstanbul-based operation, detention warrants have been issued for 166 police officers including police chiefs across 35 provinces  due to their...

Energy minister: Gülenists are more dangerous than ISIL because they’re well educated

Berat Albayrak, Turkish energy minister and son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said at a conference that people affiliated with the Gülen movement are...

Turkish professor says Pokémon Go players act like spies betraying their country

A history professor from Turkey's Sakarya University said at a conference on Thursday that people who are entertained by Pokémon Go are not actually...

Controversial AKP deputy says would beat Gülen followers if given the chance

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Mehmet Metiner has said he would have done the same if he were the police officers who...

Woman swindled out of $800K in fake police operation against alleged Gülenists

An Istanbul woman has been tricked out of $800,000 by scammers who convinced her to help them catch sympathizers of the Gülen movement in...

Another police officer commits suicide after being suspended in gov’t witch-hunt

A police officer identified only by the initials E.O. committed suicide in the courtyard of the Bayburt Police Station after he was suspended over...

Special commission to hear complaints from dismissed public servants

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has given green light to the establishment of a commission that will deal with complaints from public servants who have...

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