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AKP plans referendum between March 26 and April 16

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government plans to hold a referendum on proposed constitutional amendments that will officially bring an executive presidential system...

Former ECtHR judge Türmen: Amendments will end democracy in Turkey

Former European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judge Rıza Türmen has said Turkish democracy will completely die if proposed constitutional changes that will officially...

Prosecutor drops torture complaint due to impunity under state of emergency

A document recently issued by a prosecutor’s office in Trabzon stated that there are no grounds to investigate a torture complaint since police officers...

Pro-gov’t paper: Çavuşoğlu, Juncker argued over money in Cyprus talks

A pro-government paper claimed on Sunday that Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker debated the use of money as...

9 colonels detained over coup charges in northern Cyprus

Nine colonels of the Turkish military serving in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) were detained on Sunday over charges of coup involvement...

Parliament to vote last 2 articles of constitutional amendment proposal

After approving five articles on Saturday alone, the Turkish Parliament will on Sunday debate the last two articles of a proposed constitutional amendment that...

77 retired ambassadors warn against perils of executive presidency

Seventy-seven retired Turkish ambassadors have warned that the introduction of an executive presidency in Turkey could spell the end of a democratic, secular country...

CHP deputy claims large-scale operation under way against social media users

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Barış Yarkadaş has claimed that summaries of proceedings have been prepared for 17,000 social media users...

Germany launches probe into DÄ°TÄ°B’s spying activities on Gülen followers

In the wake of a recent admission by the German-based Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DÄ°TÄ°B) which said some of its imams acted as...

Turkish journalists unable to attend fathers’ funerals, fearing gov’t persecution

Two Turkish journalists who are in exile due to arrest warrants issued for them by the Turkish government after a failed coup attempt on...

PACE’s Godskesen: I wouldn’t return home if I were a Turk seeking asylum

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteur Ingebjorg Godskesen has said she would not return to Turkey if she were a Turkish...

Recruitment duties for retired officers fuel debate over ErdoÄŸan’s ‘secret army’

Regulations that task retired officers and noncommissioned officers with recruiting cadets and military personnel went into effect on Saturday amid debates that this is...

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