Turkish academic Çalışkan sentenced to 18 months in prison over Gülen propaganda
Associate Professor Koray Çalışkan, who was detained on July 10, 2017 as part of an investigation into 20 university academics and later released under...
Former CHP lawmaker joins Erdoğan’s party as opposition faces turmoil, municipal probes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pinned the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) badge on İstanbul lawmaker Nimet Özdemir, who recently resigned from...
Erdoğanist think tank lays down ‘terror reporting rules’ for Turkish media
Pro-government Turkish think tank the Foundation for Economic, Political and Social Research, or SETA, has recommended the introduction of mechanisms to control language used to report...
Erdoğan transfers 12 companies seized over Gülen links to sovereign wealth fund
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signed a decree transferring to the Turkey Wealth Fund (TVF) the treasury’s shares in 12 companies seized due to...
Int’l body must inspect Turkey’s alleged use of chemical weapons against PKK: jailed Kurdish...
Allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons against militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) during its operations in northern Iraq must...
Turkish police and intelligence agency authorized to use military weaponry in event of civil...
The Turkish National Police (EGM) and the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) will be able to use weaponry and equipment belonging to the Turkish Armed...
Amnesty urges Turkey to lift protest ban as arrests rise before NATO summit
Amnesty International has called on Turkish authorities to lift a 13-day ban on protests in Ankara and release people it described as arbitrarily detained...
Trump: American pastor standing trial in Turkey ‘a totally innocent man’
An American pastor standing trial in Turkey on allegations of aiding terrorist groups is “a totally innocent man,” US President Donald Trump said on...
Media freedom groups urge release of Syrian journalist detained by pro-Turkish factions
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday called for the immediate release of Syrian journalist Bakr al-Kassem, who...
US Supreme Court rejects Turkey’s attempts to stop lawsuits filed by anti-Erdoğan protestors
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Turkey’s bid to dismiss two lawsuits filed by demonstrators seeking monetary damages after accusing Turkish...
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