Turkish coup suspect general says he reported Gülen-linked generals in 2014
Brig. Gen. Gökhan Şahin Sönmezateş, the commander of a team that targeted Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s hotel during the night of a controversial coup...
23 women killed by men across Turkey in September
Twenty-three women were killed by men across Turkey in September, according to a report by online news outlet Bianet, which compiled data from local and...
Report: Turkish gov’t twists peace declaration into an act of terrorism
Turkish government has sought to turn the tables on 148 academics who are facing trial on charges of terrorism for signing a 2016 declaration...
15 more detained for allegedly insulting Turkey’s autocratic President Erdoğan
Fourteen people in İzmir and the chief editor of the Redaktif website, Hakan Gülseven, in Balıkesir were detained on Friday morning on grounds of...
Turkish authorities issue detention warrants for 31 former and active duty military members
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for 31 former and active duty military members over their alleged links to the...
Turkish appeals court releases journalist convicted of threatening Erdoğan
A Turkish appeals court on Monday ordered the release of journalist Fatih Altaylı, who was sentenced last month to more than four years in...
Indictment against Cumhuriyet journalists finalized on 156th day of arrest
İstanbul prosecutors have finally prepared an indictment against Cumhuriyet daily journalists and executives who were arrested in November in 2017 on charges of supporting...
Turkish State Railways director blocks train accident victim’s mother on Twitter
İsa Apaydın, the director general of Turkish State Railways (TCDD), has blocked a woman who lost her son in a train accident in July...
Pro-gov’t armed group in Turkey says government supports people bearing arms
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While posing with a gun during an interview, the leader of an armed pro-government group said the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government...
Turkey arrests 16 members of Alevi association in Turkey
Turkish courts have reportedly arrested 16 members of the Pir Sultan Abdal Culture Association (PSAKD), an Alevi community organization in Turkey.
According to a statement...
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