‘Yes’ campaigner for referendum shoots dead 62-year-old with rifle
With a fortnight to go until Turkey’s presidential referendum, political atmosphere has so polarized that a yes campaigner shot dead a perceived naysayer with...
Germany’s Özdemir says Erdoğan-loving informants can go live in Turkey
Cem Özdemir, the Turkish-German co-chairman of Germany’s Green Party, reacted to the spying activities of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) targeting critical Turkish citizens...
Detention warrants issued for 98 across 18 provinces over ByLock use
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for a total of 98 people across 18 provinces on the grounds that they...
YSK bans opposition poltician Meral Akşener’s referendum rally in Isparta
Turkey’s Supreme Board of Election (YSK) has denied permission to a public rally scheduled to be held by a former deputy and candidate for leadership...
Professor İştar Gözaydın released from prison by an İstanbul court
Prominent professor and social scientist İştar Gözaydın, who has been behind bars since Dec. 20, 2016 on terror charges, has been released from prison by an...
AKP mayor condemns CoE for not saying Gülen movement behind failed coup
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Antalya Mayor Menderes Türel, who represented Turkey at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council...
German lawmakers slam Turkish gov’t for MİT’s spying on colleague
German lawmakers have voiced anger at claims that Turkey is spying on a fellow member of Parliament. The caucus leader of the Social Democratic...
40 police officers sent to jail over alleged coup involvement in İstanbul
An İstanbul court ruled for the arrest of 40 police officers on Thursday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Cumhuriyet daily has...
Booking.com says it will appeal court decision banning activities in Turkey
Dutch-based online hotel booking platform Booking.com said on Thursday it would appeal a court decision made the previous day that banned its activities in...
Economy Minister Zeybekçi protests detention of Halkbank’s Atilla in US
Turkey’s Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci on Thursday reacted to the detention of Halkbank Deputy General Manager Mehmet Hakan Atilla in the US on charges...
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