2 of 3 local journalists arrested in Turkey after interview with businessman jailed for...
Two of three local journalists in Turkey’s Gaziantep province were arrested by a local court following they were detained by police after releasing an...
PEW report: 72 percent of Turks see US as security threat
Seventy-two percent of Turkish citizens see the United States as a threat to Turkey’s national security, a recent report by the Washington-based Pew Research...
Turkish gov’t names new top land, air and navy commanders
The Supreme Military Council (YAŞ), which convened at the Çankaya Palace on Wednesday, reshuffled land, naval and air force commanders and decided to designate...
Turkey’s main opposition CHP visits pro-Kurdish HDP’s ‘Justice Watch’
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Wednesday attended a “Justice Watch” launched by pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) as part of a...
TÜİK: 10 pct increase in children brought to police stations in 2016
According to the data from Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), the number of children who were brought to police stations increased 10 percent in 2016...
French journalist arrested in Turkey ‘for supporting terrorist organization’
French journalist Loup Bureau has been arrested in Turkish south-eastern province Şırnak on charges of aiding and supporting terrorist organization, dihaber reported on Wednesday.
Bureau...
Ankara governor bans protests to prevent support for hunger strikers
The Ankara Governor’s Office has announced that a ban has been imposed on all protest activities in the city for a period of one...
Pro-Erdoğan journalist claims former Zaman executive tied to Turkish intelligence
Cem Küçük, a staunchly pro-government journalist known for his attacks on government critics on social media, has said former Zaman daily executive and columnist...
Turkey’s key coup suspect denies meeting Gülen and involvement in putsch
Kemal Batmaz, one of the key suspects of Turkey’s July 2016 coup attempt, has denied meeting Fethullah Gülen and organizing the putsch on the...
TURKEY PURGE IN PAST 30 DAYS: 2,840 detained, 1,089 jailed over alleged links to...
Turkish government’s massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged followers of the Gülen movement and Kurdish groups has continued throughout July 2017 and at least 2840 people...
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