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Reporter who claimed quake victim left under rubble for Erdoğan photo op faces investigation

The governor’s office in the eastern Turkish province of Elazığ, which was shaken by a powerful earthquake on Friday, has filed a criminal complaint against a...

Communications director denies Turkey cancelled journalists’ press cards

Fahrettin Altun, the head of Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate, has denied reports published last week which claimed that Turkey had cancelled the press credentials of journalists working...

Turkish businessman dies from cancer after belated release from prison

Medeni Arifoğlu, a Turkish businessman who was jailed over alleged links to the Gülen movement, has succumbed to cancer after he was belatedly released from prison despite...

Turkey’s Interior Ministry blocks aid sent by HDP in earthquake-hit region

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) claimed on Sunday that humanitarian aid it sent to Elazığ, struck by an earthquake on Friday, was blocked by authorities on orders...

Turkey investigating dozens for ‘provocative’ social media posts about earthquake

Turkish prosecutors are investigating dozens of people for "provocative" social media messages about a deadly earthquake in eastern Turkey, AFP reported, citing Turkish media. The death toll...

Rescue teams halt operations as death toll rises to 41 in Turkey earthquake

Emergency teams on Monday halted their search and rescue operations among the rubble in Turkey’s southeastern province of Elazığ, which was hit by a strong earthquake...

[UPDATE] Death toll in earthquake hitting Turkey’s east climbs to 41

A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 41 people and damaging buildings near the epicenter of the tremor, which was...

39-year-old teacher purged after 2016 coup succumbs to cancer

Timur Karataş, a 39-year-old purge victim who was dismissed from his job as high school teacher after a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, died on Friday...

40 police officers detained over alleged Gülen links

Turkish law enforcement on Friday detained 40 police officers as part of an investigation into alleged Gülen movement followers in the police force, the state-run Anadolu...

[UPDATE] Turkey cancels press cards of journalists from leftist Evrensel, Birgün newspapers

The press credentials of journalists working for the leftist Evrensel and Birgün newspapers have been cancelled for no reason that could be determined, according...

Top judicial body says 400 judges, prosecutors under investigation over Gülen links

Deputy Chairman of Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) Mehmet Yılmaz has said there are ongoing investigations into 400 judges and prosecutors over their alleged...

Mother of jailed ex-military cadet released pending trial after 4 days of detention

Melek Çetinkaya, the mother of one of the military cadets who were jailed in the aftermath of a failed coup in Turkey in July 2016 and...

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