Turkish gov’t detains retired Col. Cihangiroğlu, a defendant in MİT trucks case
Retired Col. Burhanettin Cihangiroğlu, former head of the Gendarmerie’s criminal department and a defendant in a trial concerning the halting of Turkey's notorious National...
Gunman fires on Christian association in İstanbul
A gunman opened fire on an association linked with the Kurtuluş Church in İstanbul's Çekmeköy district on New Year’s Eve, apparently while shouting remarks...
Turkey detains 12 over collapsed buildings after quake: report
Turkish police have detained 12 people over collapsed buildings in the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa, local media reported on Saturday, following the...
Turkish journalists Aksoy, Taş released by İstanbul court after 14 months in jail
Atilla Taş, a former singer and a columnist for the now-closed Meydan daily, Murat Aksoy, former columnist of now-closed Bugün daily, and Davut Aydın,...
Turkish journalist Böken transferred to prison 250 kilometers away from family
Ali Ahmet Böken (46), a veteran Turkish journalist and prominent broadcaster who was sentenced in April 2018 to nine years, nine months in prison...
Turkey blocks access to 7 news websites critical of AKP gov’t
Turkish authorities have banned access to seven news websites with a socialist editorial stance critical of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkish...
Turkey to deport 3 Greeks who volunteered for earthquake relief work
Turkey will deport three Greeks who came to earthquake-stricken Hatay province as volunteers, Turkish Minute reported, citing the Mezopotamya news agency.
Police briefly detained the...
Boy struggling with leukemia needs jailed parents’ support, grandfather says
The grandfather of Hakan Dağdeviren, an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia in January whose parents are imprisoned as part of a crackdown in Turkey...
Erdoğan adviser: New presidential system resembles joint-stock company
Mehmet Uçum, a top aide of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, described a new executive presidential system in Turkey as “a one-man government in...
Politicians, journalists among 37 detained in İstanbul-based counterterrorism operation
A total of 37 people, including pro-Kurdish and leftist politicians, journalists and activists, were detained as part of an İstanbul-based counterterrorism operation carried out...
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