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Europe’s human rights court to evaluate Altan brothers’ plea

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to evaluate the application of imprisoned authors and journalists Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan, citing...

Court releases young pianist arrested for insulting Erdoğan

Turkish pianist Dengin Ceyhan, who was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in social media posts, was released from jail...

Erdoğan says Turkey may hold another referendum on death penalty

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey may hold a new referendum on whether to reinstate the death penalty following a public referendum that...

[UPDATE] Arts center arsonist arrested after brief release

Mehmet Ali Aligül, who confessed to setting an arts center in İstanbul belonging to famous thespian Müjdat Gezen on fire, was arrested on Friday. He...

Germany says 136 Turks with diplomatic passports applied for asylum

German Interior Ministry has announced that 136 Turkish citizens who have diplomatic passports have applied for asylum in Germany since a failed coup attempt...

HDP deputy takes military blockade in Koruköy to Parliament’s agenda

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Şanlıurfa deputy Osman Baydemir talked about developments in Koruköy village of the Nusaybin district of southeastern Mardin province during...

14 including 3 former police chiefs detained over Gülen links

Fourteen people including three former police chiefs were detained on Friday due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement. The individuals were detained...

German union claims Turkey asked students to spy on Erdoğan critics

A German education union claimed on Thursday that Turkish diplomats in Germany have been urging students from the diaspora to spy on their teachers...

[VIDEO] Pro-Erdoğan columnist claims Prophet’s saying indicates ‘yes’ camp will win referendum

Şevki Yılmaz, a former Welfare Party (RP) deputy and presently a columnist for the pro-government Yeni Akit daily, said on Wednesday that whatever the...

New IPI website to serve as resource on jailed journalists in Turkey

The International Press Institute (IPI) on Wednesday launched a website that will serve as a resource for information on the 153 journalists and media...

CHP deputy: Putschist general and military chief bought property together

Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Mahmut Tanal has said that Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar and Maj. Gen. Mehmet Dişli, one of...

EU to compare Turkey’s new governance structure with Copenhagen criteria

The European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, Kati Piri (S&D, NL), said if yes-voters prevail in an April 16 referendum in Turkey, the EU will...

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