Turkish gov’t seizes Reza Zarrab’s private jet at Atatürk Airport in İstanbul
Turkish government has seized a $58-million Challenger 300 private jet on Thursday at İstanbul International Atatürk Airport belonging to Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, who became...
New revelation: Military, intel chiefs met for 6 hours the day before coup attempt
While many questions about what happened on the day and night of a July 15 coup attempt in Turkey persist, it was recently revealed...
Turkish Intelligence Organization allegedly prepares ‘execution lists’ in the Hague
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf has claimed that Turkish Intelligence Organization (MİT) has prepared “death lists” against the dissident Kurds in European countries. According to...
Turkish gov’t arrests lawyer of jailed military officers over alleged Gülen links
Lawyer Kemal Uçar, known for his critical statements concerning the July 15, 2016 coup attempt cases, has been arrested after 11 days of detention...
Protests grow over Turkish government’s plan to split up major universities
Protests are growing against a bill to split up 13 Turkish universities, including İstanbul, Gazi and Anadolu, with 5,000 academics signing a petition against...
Turkish PM confirms Paradise Papers documents: Nothing was a secret
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Tuesday confirmed documents concerning his family published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on Nov. 5,...
Woman, child, accountant, groom are new victims of witch hunt under Turkey’s state of...
Turkey has become a stage of enormous human rights violations under a state of emergency declared by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
2 journalists released after spending 9 days in detention
Journalist Emrah Erdoğan and Dihaber reporter Hayri Demir, who were detained on March 16, were released on Friday after they were held in police...
Turkish prosecutor seeks to lift immunity of CHP leader on charges of insulting Erdoğan
The Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office has prepared a summary of proceedings against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for the removal...
Turkish gov’t detains 532 people in one week over alleged Gülen links
A total of 532 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Turkish Interior...
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