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Erdoğan aide claims Gülen movement a threat to American people

Fahrettin Altun, the head of Turkey’s Presidential Communication Directorate, said on Sunday that Fethullah Gülen, a US-based Islamic cleric, and his followers were a threat to...

Social media user gets 12-year prison sentence for insulting Turkish president

A court in the southeastern city of Van has handed down a 12-year prison sentence to a man for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his...

Opinion poll shows support for President Erdoğan stands at 39.1 percent

A new survey showed public support for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would stand at 39.1 percent, while İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu could garner 28.6 percent of...

Jailed Kurdish leader’s release blocked by court order for rearrest

The release from a Turkish jail of the former leader of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was blocked after a court on Friday evening ordered...

Turkish youngsters skip school to join worldwide climate protests

Turkish schoolchildren on Friday participated in demonstrations in 15 provinces across the country in support of the Global Climate Strike taking place Sept. 20-27 launched by Swedish...

Locals loot Syrian shops after alleged child molestation in Turkey’s south

A mob attacked shops that belong to Syrian refugees on Thursday night after rumors circulated that an 11-year-old boy was sexually molested in Turkey’s southern province of...

Turkey orders detention of 74 military members in post-coup purge

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday ordered the detention of 74 military members as part of a large-scale post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the...

Turkish prosecutor demands Demirtaş stay in jail due to new terrorism investigation

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched a new terrorism investigation into Selahattin Demirtaş, a jailed Kurdish politician, demanding the continuation of his incarceration, an...

Turkish coast guard rescues 14 migrants, searching for missing baby: report

The Turkish coast guard on Friday rescued 14 illegal migrants and a suspected human trafficker off Turkey's Aegean coast, but a search for a missing infant...

Ex-PM Davutoğlu will establish new political party in late November: report

Turkey’s former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will establish a new political party in late November, according to a report on the Gazete Duvar news website. Davutoğlu resigned...

Turkey’s ruling AKP dismisses possibility of snap elections: report

Turkey’s ruling party spokesperson ruled out snap elections at a press conference in Ankara on Wednesday, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. When asked by reporters whether...

Former high appeals court judge sentenced 14 years over Gülen links

Ahmet Toker, a former judge on Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, was handed down a 14-year prison sentence on Thursday for alleged membership in the faith-based...

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