Turkish court sentences 21 suspects to life in Feb. 28 post-modern coup case
An Ankara court on Friday sentenced 21 suspects, including a former chief of general staff and his deputy, to life in prison for their...
Turkish police detain 3 ETHA journalists in İstanbul
Etkin News Agency (ETHA) editor Semiha Şahin and reporters Pınar Gayıp and Adil Demirci were reportedly detained by İstanbul police during raids on their...
US mission to OSCE calls on Turkish gov’t to end state of emergency
The US mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has called on Turkish government to bring an end to an...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 140 military personnel, civilians over alleged links to...
The İstanbul and Konya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Offices on Friday issued detention warrants for 140 military members and civilians affiliated with the military as...
Turkish Interior Minister Soylu’s mobile phones wiretapped by police officers under his command
Mobile phones used by Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu have been illegally wiretapped by police officers who normally act on his orders, according to...
AKP deputy Külünk hints Turkish President Erdoğan has no university diploma
Amid never-ending debates as to whether Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has a university degree, Justice and Development Party (AKP) İstanbul deputy and Erdoğan's...
DİTİB parade with Turkish children in uniform with fake guns at mosque in Germany...
A mosque in Herford, Germany, that is under the control of the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) in response to public outrage has removed most...
Turkish gov’t plans to place quarter of top students in Islamist schools
Nearly a quarter of top-performing students entering Turkish high schools are expected to be placed in religious imam-hatip schools, Turkish Education Minister İsmet Yılmaz...
Turkish gov’t detains at least 71 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained at least 71 people, mostly active duty military officers, across Turkey on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Turkish court arrests 6 people abducted by MİT in Kosovo
A Turkish court on Wednesday evening arrested six people who were abducted in Kosovo and brought back to Turkey by its notorious National Intelligence Organisation...
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