Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 129 police officers, detains at least 120 people...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants on Thursday for 129 police officers who were dismissed by government decrees under the rule of emergency declared...
Jailed Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay: Injustice I endure must come to an end
Şahin Alpay, a jailed Turkish veteran journalist and columnist of now-closed Zaman and Today’s Zaman dailies, has said in a letter that "I am...
Trump conveys US concerns over Afrin to Turkey’s Erdoğan, warns it risks undercutting shared...
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Turkish government’s war in domestic front goes on against critics of military campaign in...
Turkish government's war against the critics of the military campaign targeting Kurdish armed groups in Syria's Afrin province goes on in the 'domestic front'...
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By Abdullah Bozkurt
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Turkish prosecutor seeks 15 years in prison for jailed journalist Böken over alleged Gülen...
A prosecutor has demanded 15 years in prison for prominent Turkish journalist and veteran TV host Ahmet Böken, who was also former deputy director...
MİT officials, captured by PKK, talk on Erdoğan government’s ties with ISIL
Erhan Pekçetin and Aydın Günel, two high ranking Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) officials, who were captured by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)...
Turkish government implies military operations in Syria longstanding
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has implied on Tuesday that the Turkish military's operations in Syria are going...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 16 military personnel and more over alleged links...
The Ordu Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 16 military personnel of various ranks as part of a witch-hunt targeting...
CHP deputy: Reyhanlı rockets fired from inside Turkish territory
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Mevlüt Dudu on Tuesday said rockets that killed one and injured 46 in the Reyhanlı district...
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