Turkey’s TV watchdog fines TV channel for showing Gülen linked book on shelf
Turkey's television watchdog the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has fined Kanal D TV channel for airing a book linked to faith-based Gülen...
Ex-MP, 5 mayors among 22 arrested in corruption probe targeting Turkish opposition
A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of 22 people, including five district mayors from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and a...
Int’l rights groups call on EU to prioritize media freedom, human rights in relations...
International media freedom and human rights organizations have called on the incoming Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union to place media freedom and...
İstanbul’s healthcare director calls on residents to have at least 3 children
The provincial healthcare director of Turkey’s most populous city of İstanbul has called on the city’s residents to have at least three children, echoing...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 61 military officers over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants on Wednesday for 71 people including 61 military officers as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting...
Inmate in Ankara’s Sincan Prison is discovered dead under running shower
An inmate at Ankara’s Sincan Prison died of a heart attack on Thursday, with his body discovered lifeless under a running hot shower, Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu,...
Former Erdoğan aide says hatred of Gülen movement should be rekindled
A columnist for a pro-government daily who was a former aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on Turkish authorities to rekindle their...
Turkey to work with Pakistan to stop new wave of Afghan migrants
Turkey will work with Pakistan to help stabilize Afghanistan and prevent a new flood of refugees, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday, Agence France-Presse...
Turkish court rules for pretrial detention of award-winning Kurdish film director on terror charges
A Turkish court has ruled for the pretrial detention of Kurdish film director Gıyasettin Şehir, who was awarded the best director prize at the...
Toxic pollution plagues major river in northwestern Turkey, say residents
Residents of the Ergene district in Turkey’s western Tekirdağ province have complained of severe health problems caused by toxic industrial waste polluting the Maritsa...
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