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Ex-minister Bağış argues leaked recording mocking Quran doctored in London

Turkey’s former minister of European Affairs, Egemen Bağış, has claimed that a voice recording of him mocking the Quran was doctored in London. Speaking to...

[UPDATE] 4 police officers killed, 2 injured in explosion in Diyarbakır

Four police officers were killed and two were injured, one of them seriously, when an explosion took place in the Sur district of the...

CHP to take referendum package to top court if approved by Parliament

Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy group chairman Özgür Özel has said his party will take a constitutional reform package that will officially bring an...

Police officer targeted in post-coup crackdown commits suicide

A police officer in the Black Sea province of Karabük who had previously been suspended from his job due to alleged links to the...

Armenian deputy takes punishment over ‘genocide’ remark to top court

Garo Paylan, a deputy of Armenian origin who was recently banned from parliamentary sessions for three days for using the word “genocide” to describe...

Turkey’s unemployment rises to 11.8 percent, highest since March 2010

The unemployment rate in Turkey rose to 11.8 percent in October 2016, the highest figure since March 2010, according to data released by the...

23 high-ranking officers detained over ByLock use

Twenty-three high-ranking officers in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have been detained on charges of using ByLock, a smart phone application that authorities believe...

[VIDEO][UPDATE] Turkish cargo jet crashes in Kyrgyz village, killing 37

A Turkish cargo jet belonging to ACT Airlines crashed near Kyrgyzstan's Manas airport on Monday, killing 37 people most of whom were residents of...

Court of appeals rules no countersuits against institutions seized, closed by gov’t

In a decision that will serve as a precedent for similar cases, Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals recently ruled against the dismissed employees of...

Concept of jihad to be included in curriculum for secondary school students

Turkey’s Education Ministry is in the process of including the concept of jihad in compulsory school curricula, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Friday. Speaking during...

AKP member: Erdoğan will be caliph, Allah will complete the divine light

Suat Ünal, a board member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Aydın Efeler branch, shared a message on social media on Saturday that...

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...

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