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BBC: Some 20,000 academics purged since July 15 coup attempt

A total 19,828 academics have been dismissed, stripped of the right to teach at universities or have become unemployed due to the closure of...

Poll: Majority of Turks think Turkey moving away from EU

A total of 75.3 percent of Turks think that Turkey has been moving away from the European Union, while 44.3 percent believe freezing negotiation...

Police in Siirt release detained BBC Turkish reporter

BBC Turkish service reporter Hatice Kamer, who was detained in Turkey’s Siirt province on Saturday at a police checkpoint while on her way to...

‘Book yourself a place in prison,’ CHP leader tells prospective journalist

In remarks that underlined the risks of being a journalist in Turkey nowadays, Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has told a young...

AKP fears coup plotters pointing finger at Erdoğan for July 15 at commission

Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputies are uneasy with the work of a parliamentary commission established to investigate a failed coup attempt on July...

Seized Gülen-linked dormitory transferred to pro-gov’t TÜRGEV

A student dormitory in İstanbul’s Fatih district that belonged to the faith-based Gülen movement but has been seized by the government due to a...

Turkish military says FSA soldiers subjected to ISIL ‘chemical gas’

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has announced that 22 fighters from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have sustained injuries due to a chemical attack...

Teacher commits suicide on Teachers’ Day after being expelled from job

A 57-year-old teacher who was recently dismissed from his job over alleged links to the Gülen movement was found hanged in his home in...

[OPINION] The invisible part of the iceberg in the state of emergency

By Göksel İlhan With the extension of the state of emergency (SoE) for a period of three months by the Turkish government, the “state of...

AKP secretary-general calls main opposition leader ‘national security problem’

According to Abdulhamit Gül, the secretary-general of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has...

US journalist recounts experiences in Turkish prison

Lindsey Snell, an American freelance journalist who was detained by Turkish security forces on Aug. 7 as she crossed into Turkey from Syria, accused...

Critical actor’s play cancelled in Artvin

A theater play of Levent Üzümcü, a thespian who is critical of the Turkish government, was cancelled by the Artvin Governor’s Office with no...

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