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With new decree Turkey shuts down 9 more newspapers, bringing total to 195

With new state of emergency decrees issued on Tuesday, the Turkish government has shut down nine more local newspaper operating in various regions of...

Demirtaş urges parliamentary action against imprisonment of 10 deputies

In a question submitted from prison, Co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş on Tuesday challenged the Turkish Parliament, asking whether they...

Kılıçdaroğlu’s speech censored on Parliament’s TBMM TV

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s regular weekly address to his party’s parliamentary group was cut short by TBMM TV, a...

Erdoğan says shop owners shuttering stores in SE to pay price

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said shop owners in Turkey's Southeast who are closing their stores due to threats from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party...

Turkey issues arrest warrant for renowned businessman Kalkavan

An arrest warrant has been issued for prominent Turkish businessman İhsan Kalkavan as part of an ongoing crackdown on the alleged followers of the...

[UPDATE] More than 15,000 purged from state bodies through new gov’t decrees

As part of new state of emergency decrees issued on Tuesday, the Turkish government dismissed more than 15,000 public servants, including 1,988 from the...

Turkey issues arrest warrant for head of Syrian Kurdish PYD, senior PKK operatives

Turkish authorities on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for the leader of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) as well as senior operatives...

Relatives of July 15 victims exempted from compulsory military service

Sons and brothers of the victims of a failed coup attempt on July 15 will not perform compulsory military service, according to a new...

Gov’t to review controversial bill on underage marriage

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is withdrawing a proposed bill on underage marriage for further consultation, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on...

20 prison employees including Silivri Prison warden detained over ByLock use

Turkish police on Tuesday detained 20 prison employees including the warden of Silivri Prison in İstanbul over the use of a smart phone application...

UN agencies say Turkey should reject child abuse law shielding men from punishment

UN agencies on Monday warned that a bill which could allow men accused of sexually abusing girls in Turkey avoid punishment if they marry...

US says Turkish media did nothing to alter impression US involved in failed coup

US State Department Spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday that Turkish media outlets did not do anything to alter the impression that the United...

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