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Local AKP politician mocks ‘suicides’ in prisons as death toll reaches 25

A local Justice and Development Party (AKP) politician in İstanbul mocked the increasing number of suspicious deaths of political prisoners in Turkey following a...

Court rejects objection to arrest of Cumhuriyet editors

After an operation targeting the opposition Cumhuriyet daily that culminated in the arrest of 10 people including the paper’s CEO and columnists, a court...

Emergency training exercise held at Burdur Prison amid fears of staged riots

At a time when reports are circulating about government plans to stage riots in Turkey's prisons to eliminate political prisoners, an emergency training exercise...

Father of football star Şükür denied food for days, loses 40 kg in prison

The father of former Turkish football legend Hakan Şükür, Selmet Şükür, who was arrested on Aug. 12 in an investigation into a failed coup...

160 arrested, 211 detained over coup charges in past 48 hours

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...

Building contractor who provided Şanlıurfa with Erdoğan billboards arrested over Gülen links

Halil G., the owner of one of the biggest construction companies in Şanlıurfa province, was arrested by a Turkish court on Monday over his...

Cumhuriyet deletes report questioning CNNTürk coup night controversy

Although several mysteries remain regarding the facts of a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, the critical Cumhuriyet daily has deleted a story...

Turkey’s food giant denies being targeted in gov’t post-coup crackdown

Turkey’s largest food producer, Yıldız Holding, denied media reports that the group was caught up in the government’s widening post-coup crackdown against the Gülen...

211 arrested, 327 detained on coup charges in past 48 hours

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...

After Germany and Belgium, Turks protest France for ‘supporting terrorism’

A group of protesters gathered in front of the French Embassy in Ankara on Saturday in reaction to alleged Western support for terrorist groups...

94 more teachers, businesspeople arrested in Turkey purge

In Turkey’s relentless witch-hunt against perceived sympathizes of the Gülen movement, a total of 94 people were detained in a number of provinces on...

Trustee appointed to Varto district after mayor’s arrest

The Ministry of Interior Affairs on Friday appointed a trustee to the Varto Municipality in eastern Muş province to replace the elected mayor, who...

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