49-member team to report to Turkey’s Erdoğan on Gülen-linked trials
A group of 49 people, nine experts from Turkey’s State Inspection Council (DDK) and 40 key advisers of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
Ankara promises Beijing to eliminate anti-China stance in Turkish media
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Thursday that his government would not allow anti-China activities in Turkey and would take measures to eliminate...
Defendants blame Gülen movement for pregnant minor scandal at İstanbul hospital
Two defendants who appeared in the first hearing of a trial concerning a scandal at İstanbul’s Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Teaching and Research Hospital involving...
Kemal Gün holds funeral for his son after hunger strike for 90 days
Kemal Gün, who had been on hunger strike for 90 days to retrieve remains of his son Murat Gün who was killed in an...
Turkey orders detention of 146 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 146 people including former civil servants, active duty and dismissed military and police...
Turkish court rejects appeal against Wikipedia access ban
An Ankara court on Friday rejected an appeal by the Wikimedia Foundation for the removal of a ban in Turkey on the online encyclopedia...
EU lawmakers call for suspension of Turkey’s accession negotiations
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Leading members of the European Parliament on Wednesday called for formally halting talks with Turkey for its EU membership, citing Turkey's autocratic President Recep...
Journalist arrested for reporting on MİT informing Erdoğan of corruption in judiciary
Tolga Şardan, a journalist with the T24 news website who was detained earlier on Wednesday following a search of his residence over an article that revealed...
CoE calls on Turkey to amend criminal and anti-terrorism laws, release political prisoners
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), which monitors the enforcement of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR),...
Turkey’s Interior Ministry: 963 detained over alleged Gülen links in one week
A total of 963 people were detained in operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement over the past week, according to a statement from Turkey’s...
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