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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...

Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen’s brother detained in İzmir

One of the brothers of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, Kutbettin Gülen, has been detained in the western province of İzmir, Turkish media reports...

74 arrested, 147 detained over coup charges on Saturday

A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and...

Pro-Kurdish co-mayors of Karakoçan district arrested

The co-mayors of the Karakoçan district of Elazığ province in eastern Turkey, both of whom are from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), were...

ENCJ considers suspending HSYK’s observer status over unfair dismissals

The Brussels-based European Networks of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) is set to hold an extraordinary general meeting in December during which it will...

Turkish court: There is no FETÖ terror organization

The 2nd Criminal Court of the southern province of Hatay has rejected an indictment on the Fethullah Gülen Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), a term used...

Governor cancels int’l film festival in southeastern Turkey

The governor’s office of the southeastern province of Malatya announced the cancellation of an international film festival set to take place in early November...

Opposition deputy, family believe graft prosecutor murdered in prison

A deputy from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said in a parliamentary session on Saturday that he and the family of a...

Lausanne debate highlights split between government and opposition

A dispute over the interpretation of the Lausanne Treaty, which established the foundation of the Turkish Republic, as to whether it was a victory...

Another 18 people arrested over use of ‘suspected’ mobile app

Eighteen people who were claimed to be using ByLock, a smart phone messaging application, were arrested on Friday as part of a witch-hunt targeting...

Army chief sees no second coup attempt in coming months

The top commander of the Turkish military, Gen. Hulusi Akar, dismissed recent speculation in the national media about another potential coup attempt by some...

Syria, Iraq cross-border motion approved by Parliament

A motion extending the mandate of the Turkish Armed Forces to conduct military operations in Iraq and Syria for another year was approved by...

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