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X again restricts access to accounts criticizing Erdoğan as Turkey’s local elections approach
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Number of inmates in Turkish prisons virtually doubled in last 5 years: report
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25 former, current public servants detained in Ankara due to alleged Gülen links
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Turkish citizens top EU deportation list, raising safety concerns for political returnees
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Images of inmate who died in Silivri Prison show signs of severe beating and...
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COMMENTARY – Erdoğan, a modern-day Don Quixote, fights millions of monsters in Turkey
Abdullah Bozkurt
Just like in the novel by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, who
created a fictional character named Don Quixote who jousts with
windmills...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement
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EU’s Mogherini says ‘extremely worried’ by Turkish offensive in Syria
The European Union's (EU) diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday that she was "extremely worried" by Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia targets in...
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