Erdoğan’s government to seize Turkey’s largest listed bank
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated his determination that Turkey's largest listed bank, Türkiye İş Bankası (İşbank), would be handed over to the Treasury,...
Turkish police detain Italian journalist Bianchi ahead of critical elections
Italian journalist Lorenzo Bianchi was detained by police at Istanbul Atatürk Airport upon his arrival to cover Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, according to...
Military officer candidate in Turkey asked about Qur’an and Gezi Protests
Amid criticism that Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan used a controversial coup attempt as an opportunity to turn NATO’s second biggest army into...
Former police chief jailed in post-coup crackdown dies of cancer shortly after release from...
A former police chief who was dismissed by a government decree following a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 and subsequently convicted...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over their alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained dozens of people across Turkey on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...
Ankara court blocks access to news and tweets about torture allegations against police officer
The Ankara 6th Criminal Court of Peace has ordered the removal of news and tweets regarding torture allegations against police officer Abdulkadir Türkyılmaz, who...
Former police officer dismissed over Gülen links dies after months in intensive care
Mustafa Tarımcı, a former police officer dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement after a 2016 coup attempt...
Public prosecutor bans opposition fliers for mentioning ‘one man rule’
A public prosecutor in the Turkish province of Zonguldak has banned the distribution of fliers prepared by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
Activist kept in prison due to ‘lack of good conduct’
A prison administration in İstanbul has rejected a petition from well-known activist, writer and journalist Celaletttin Can concerning his right to be released on...
Turkish gov’t makes over 12,000 talks abroad to defame Gülen movement
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has mobilized all state facilities to defame the Gülen movement all over the...
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