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Prominent Turkish opposition official sentenced to nearly 10 years

A Turkish court on Friday sentenced Canan Kaftancıoğlu, a prominent opposition official, to nine years, eight months in prison for insulting the president and spreading terrorist...

Turkish court acquits peace petition academic of terrorist organization propaganda: report

A Turkish court ruled on Friday to acquit one of nine academics who were charged with “propaganda of a terrorist organization” for signing a...

Turkey detains 9 en route to Greece over Gülen links: report

The Turkish gendarmerie on Thursday detained nine people who are being sought by prosecutors for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement on their way to...

Erdoğan disputes AKP membership loss figure, claims smaller number due to deaths

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday denied reports that his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost around 800,000 members over the past year, claiming the...

Turkey’s top religious body plans to build mosque on site of İstanbul’s first brewery: report

Turkey’s first modern brewery could face demolition after being transferred to the country’s top religious authority, which plans to build a mosque and car park in...

European heritage prize awarded to jailed Turkish businessman Kavala

The European Association of Archeologists (EAA) on Thursday awarded the 2019 European Archeological Heritage Prize to Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has...

Photojournalist given suspended sentence for terrorist propaganda

The İstanbul 33rd High Criminal Court on Thursday handed down a suspended 20-month sentence to a photojournalist on conviction of disseminating terrorist propaganda, the Diken news...

İstanbul Municipality displays hundreds of cars ‘wastefully’ leased by AKP in square

Hundreds of automobiles that were leased by the former Justice and Development Party (AKP) mayors of İstanbul have been put on display in İstanbul’s Yenikapı Square...

Disabled teacher purged from job jailed on terrorism charges due to Gülen links

A 46-year-old disabled teacher who was removed from his job due to alleged links to the Gülen movement was sent to jail after an appeals court...

Diyarbakır municipal websites cut broadcasts in Kurdish after removal of mayor

A trustee who was appointed by Turkey’s Interior Ministry to replace the elected mayor of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır has ordered a halt to news...

Davutoğlu says not individuals but principles being expelled from ruling party

In former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu’s first remarks concerning the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) intention to expel him along with several others from membership,...

Erdoğan’s ruling party loses some 800,000 members in a year

Around 800,000 members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have parted ways with the party over the past year, according to a report on...

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