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Judge who arrested 23 businessmen for using ByLock app jailed on same charge

  An Adana judge who arrested 23 businessmen for using the ByLock mobile application in mid-August has been jailed on the same charge.   Turkish prosecutors claim...

AKUT asked to vacate headquarters amid political pressure

Turkey’s prominent Search and Rescue Association (AKUT) was given 15 days by the governor’s office to vacate its headquarters in İstanbul following the chairman’s...

Erdoğan suggests abolition of university elections, appointment of rectors instead

Despite his constant emphasis on the importance of elections and the “national will,” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan believes elections for university rectors cause...

36 civil servants detained in Bartın-based operation

  Another 36 state workers have been detained over alleged links to the Gülen movement.   Police carried out operations on Tuesday in eight provinces including Bartın...

Lira weakens to new low amid debates over referendum, Mosul

The Turkish lira dropped to a record low against the US dollar as debates over a shift from a parliamentary system to a presidential...

[BREAKING] Defense minister: Turkey joins Mosul operation

According to reports in the Turkish media the minister of defense made a statement on Tuesday evening announcing that Turkey would take part in...

KCK threatens trustees appointed to Kurdish municipalities

The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an umbrella organization that encompasses the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has renewed its threat against trustees appointed to...

Erdoğan challenges Shiite militias: They should be prepared for what they will face

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan challenged Baghdad on Tuesday over the participation of Shiite militias in an operation to retake Mosul, saying Baghdad is...

HDP co-chair says some 90 deputies, mostly from AKP, knew about coup plans

Co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş has claimed dozens of deputies, mostly from the ranks of the Justice and Development...

PM says Turkey to hold referendum on presidential system ‘as soon as possible’

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said his Justice and Development Party (AKP) will try to ensure that a referendum on Turkey's switch to an...

CHP leader asks Bahçeli why MHP seeks to legitimize de facto executive presidency

The leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) has criticized the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) over its indirect support for a switch to a...

Government seizes 30 more companies over Gülen link

A Denizli court on Tuesday appointed trustees to 30 companies owned by 23 businessmen in the province over their alleged links to the faith-based...

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