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4 soldiers die, 11 wounded in PKK attacks

In Turkey’s ongoing battle against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) four soldiers were killed and 12 were wounded in separate attacks on Friday...

Turkey issues detention warrants for 189 judges and prosecutors over phone app

As part of an ongoing purge carried out by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government following a coup attempt on July 15,...

Government blocks testimony of military, intelligence heads in coup investigation

An opposition proposal for a joint parliamentary commission to hear the testimony of the heads of the military and intelligence agency was blocked by...

2,584 suspended, 109 sacked, 149 arrested, 213 detained over coup charges on Thursday

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...

Human rights associations up in arms over deputy’s remarks on torture allegations

In an open letter to the Turkish Parliament, six Turkey-based human rights associations on Thursday criticized recent remarks of ruling Justice and Development Party...

PHR report shows unrest, curfews in SE Turkey covered up serious human rights violations

The shutdown of the health care system during the unrest and curfews in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern provinces of Turkey since peace efforts collapsed in...

Pamukkale rector outdoes Gümüşhane counterpart in number of acting positions

While a photo of Gümüşhane University Rector İhsan Günaydın inserted in place of the pictures of eight out of 10 university board members was...

Referendum for presidential system in Turkey may be held in spring, AKP deputy says

Turkey may hold a referendum for a change from a parliamentary system of governance to a presidential system in spring 2017 after a new...

Turkish Presidency: Lira at record low not because of state of emergency, but seasonal fluctuation

Turkish Presidency spokesman İbrahim Kalın said a fall in the value of the Turkish lira, which slid to a record low after losing 0.65...

[UPDATE] Car bomb on Turkey-Syria border kills at least 20

At least 20 people, mostly Syrian fighters from the Free Syrian Army (FSA), were killed after a car bomb exploded in a Syrian town...

CHP receives over 35,000 complaints from purge victims

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has received over 35,000 complaints from citizens who were affected by a massive purge undertaken by the...

American journalist in Turkey: My husband arrested for having a dollar bill

  An American journalist in Turkey, Lindsey Snell, released on Wednesday from a Turkish prison, said her husband was arrested for having a dollar bill,...

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