Pro-Erdoğan passenger threatens ‘no’ voters on bus, saying they will be slaughtered after referendum
A passenger on a public bus in İstanbul who claimed to be a staunch supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened a group of...
Akşener reminds justice minister how she was prevented from speaking
Meral Akşener, previously a candidate for chairmanship of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has reminded Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ how a program of hers...
Murdered Terzi invited to Ankara by Gen. Aksakallı, says suspected putschist
Amid debates over new revelations about what happened during a July 15 coup attempt, 1st Lt. Enes Yılmaz, a suspect in the failed coup,...
Turkish gov’t systematically denies consular services to critics abroad
The refusal of counselor services to own nationals by Turkish embassies and consulates in a flagrant violation of Turkey’s international commitments as well as...
Artist and journalist Zehra Doğan sentenced for 3 years of prison
Artist and journalist Zehra Doğan, who was released from prison on December 9, was sentenced for 2 years, 9 months and 22 days of...
12 detained for raising funds to help families of jailed Gülen sympathizers
Twelve businessmen have been detained in Kayseri province for raising humanitarian relief for families of people jailed in an ongoing crackdown on the Gülen...
Victim of security forces’ torture in sieged Kurdish village arrested
Abdi Aykut, who was allegedly tortured during a recent military blockade of the village of Koruköy in southeast Turkey’s Mardin province, was arrested on...
Bozdağ retaliates by canceling meeting with German minister over arrested journalist row
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has reacted against a German decision not to allow him to give a speech arranged for Thursday evening, saying...
CHP report on state of emergency tallies massive purge
A report by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on the impact of state of emergency issued in the aftermath of the coup attempt...
JİNHA correspondent Aysel Işık released from prison
Pro-Kurdish JİNHA (Jin News Agency) correspondent Aysel Işık, who was arrested in November 2016, has been released after a trial in the Şırnak 2nd...
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