Reporter from Turkey’s staunchly pro-Erdoğan daily expresses support for ISIL
Yılmaz Bilgen, a reporter for the Yeni Şafak daily and TV Net, staunch supporters of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, expressed support for...
Turkey’s new labor minister closes Twitter account containing posts ‘criticizing Erdoğan’
After being appointed minister of labor and social security on Wednesday, Jülide Sarıeroğlu first deleted her tweets critical of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Five pilots who bombed Turkey’s coup base on July 15 arrested over coup charges
Five pilots who bombed the Akıncı Air Base in Ankara to halt the controversial coup attempt on the night of July 15, 2016, were...
Turkish cleric given 2,5-year prison sentence for insulting Atatürk
Hasan Akar, a Turkish cleric, was handed down a 2,5-year prison sentence on charges of insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic...
Turkish police detains two more people for wearing ‘HERO’ T-shirts
Turkish police on Wednesday detained two people wearing a T-shirt bearing the word “hero” in Eskişehir province one day after two university students were...
Turkish prosecutor extends journalist Erdem’s period of detention for 7 days
Turkish prosecutors have extended the detention period of journalist Zeki Erdem, who has been under police custody since July 11, for another seven days,...
Turkey reshuffles cabinet, replaces or swaps 11 ministers
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Wednesday announced a new cabinet list, which included replacements or swaps in 11 out of 26 ministries, following...
Cartoonist Trivedi takes part in campaign for release of HR defenders jailed in Turkey
A world famous political cartoonist and free speech activist Aseem Trivedi has launched a “cartoon campaign” for raising awareness on jailed human righst defenders in Turkey....
Diyarbakır Co-mayor Anlı faces arrest shortly after his release from jail
An arrest warrant has been issued for Diyarbakır Co-mayor Fırat Anlı, who was released from jail last week, after being arrested on terror charges...
Turkish gov’t seizes 966 companies worth $13,8 billion over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government has seized 966 companies and their 4,888 properties, the total value of which is TL 48.5 billion ($13,8 bln), over their...
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