36 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 36 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...
Turkey blocks access to Turkish editions of Deutsche Welle, VOA
In a move that cast a further shadow on freedom of the press in Turkey, a court on Thursday evening banned access to the...
US academic Barkey says impossible to know what really happened on July 15
US academic Henri Barkey, who is among those accused by the Turkish government of organizing of a coup attempt in 2016, has said it...
Jailed former judge who underwent major surgery not released despite eligibility for parole
Dismissed judge Mustafa Başer, an inmate who is suffering from cancer and underwent major surgery on Tuesday, is not being released from prison despite...
Opposition deputy viciously attacked following threats from interior minister
Barış Atay, a deputy from Turkey’s Workers’ Party (İP), was attacked by a group of men in İstanbul just past midnight on Monday following...
Turkish diplomats spied on critics in Argentina, documents reveal
Judicial documents have confirmed that Turkish educators, representatives of local associations and businessmen living in Argentina were profiled by Turkish diplomats and reported to...
7 pro-gov’t foundations divided up 769 dormitories seized over Gülen links: journalist
Seven pro-government foundations in Turkey have shared among themselves 769 of 848 student dormitories seized for affiliation with the faith-based Gülen movement since a...
Purged academic Mehmet Altan’s appeal rejected by OHAL Commission based on nonexistent document
Academic and journalist Mehmet Altan's appeal for reinstatement to his job at Istanbul University was rejected by a commission reviewing decisions taken by the...
Turkey’s Milli Gazete newspaper claims pro-gov’t company offered advertising in exchange for self-censorship
Turkey’s conservative Milli Gazete daily has claimed that a full-page ad from discount supermarket chain BİM that was scheduled to be published today was...
62 former military cadets indicted on coup charges 5.5 years after coup attempt
Turkish prosecutors have indicted 62 former military cadets on charges of attempting to overturn the constitutional order due to their alleged role in a...
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