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Detention warrants issued for 115 in Sakarya-based operation due to Gülen links

The Sakarya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 115 people across 27 provinces as part of an ongoing, government-led crackdown on...

Erdoğan: Restoration of ties with Egypt depends on release of Morsi, anti-coup figures

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the restoration of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Egypt depends on the release of former Egyptian President...

ITE says Q4 bookings hurt by Turkey coup attempt

Exhibition organizer ITE Group Plc said on Monday that an attempted coup in Turkey in July had “significantly affected” international travel to the country,...

40 arrested, 87 detained over coup charges on Sunday

At least 40 people were arrested while 87 others were detained on Sunday, according to Turkish news agencies. Police carried out the operations in eight provinces across Turkey....

2 Turkish ministers allegedly use mobile app that caused hundreds of detentions

Two ministers from Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) have been found by security authorities to be using a smart phone application named ByLock...

Ten prisoners confined to 16-square-meter cell, detained lawyer says

Allegations of severe overcrowding in Turkey’s post-coup prisons have proven to be true, with a recently arrested lawyer complaining in an anonymous letter about...

Justice minister: 1,500 prison personnel, guards suspended in Turkey post-coup probe

Some 1,500 prison personnel and guards have been suspended over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of orchestrating a...

Venice Commission to investigate emergency rule in Turkey

The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (CoE) will investigate claims of rights violations caused by emergency rule in Turkey and will examine...

Turkish football club displays support on pitch for Erdoğan’s presidential bid

Players of the Sakaryaspor football club publicly displayed their endorsement for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s drive for an executive presidency before a match on Sunday. The...

Opposition leader: Emergency rule causing human rights violations

The main opposition party leader has said Turkey will pay a big price and an enormous amount of compensation for gross human rights violations...

AKP official: Torture claims won’t be investigated if victims are Gülenists

A Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy has said there will be no investigations into claims of torture and mistreatment of people put into...

Police ordered to get confessions, told ByLock use alone not evidence of crime

A letter sent by Turkey’s Security Directorate General to all police units in the country tells police officers to secure confessions from individuals who...

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