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154 arrested, 218 detained over coup charges on Thursday in Turkey

A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves hunted down and taken...

Pro-gov’t İstanbul chief public prosecutor’s brother dismissed over Gülen links

İlhan Fidan, the brother of İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor İrfan Fidan, who is known for his firm stance against the Gülen movement and support...

Turkish justice minister returns empty-handed as US is noncommittal on Gülen’s extradition

Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has returned to Turkey empty-handed as his counterpart, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, did not offer any opinions for...

Turkish justice minister requests US free arrested gold trader Zarrab

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ, who met with his US counterpart, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, on Wednesday, requested the release of Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza...

Erdoğan’s brother-in-law excused from testifying to commission

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's brother-in-law, Ziya İlgen, will not testify to the parliamentary commission that was established to investigate a foiled coup attempt on...

Justice minister: Only 2 press card holders are in prison

While Turkey continues to imprison a record number of journalists, especially in the aftermath of a failed coup on July 15, Justice Minister Bekir...

Demirtaş subject to investigation over Diyarbakır speech

The office of the prosecutor in Diyarbakır on Thursday launched an investigation into the co-chairman of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) following a speech...

RSF report: Gov’t controls 7 out of 10 most-watched TV channels in Turkey

In a report released on Thursday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in cooperation with Turkish news portal monitor bianet, government domination of the media...

5 killed in PKK attacks in southeast Turkey

The terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) killed four soldiers and one village guard in the provinces of Diyarbakır, Hakkari, Bingöl and Batman on Thursday. Two...

Twitter user detained for hashtag related to AKP call for arming supporters

A popular Twitter user with the user name "JeansBiri" was identified and detained in Gaziantep province in southeastern Turkey on Thursday for starting a...

40 businessmen detained in anti-Gülen operations in 3 provinces

Forty businessmen were detained in İstanbul, Tekirdağ and Kocaeli provinces on Thursday as part of ongoing operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement. The investigation into...

Return to Turkey or lose citizenship, gov’t tells Gülen followers

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) will revoke the citizenship of followers of the faith-based Gülen movement who sought refuge abroad due to a...

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