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Families suspect abducted Gülen followers subjected to torture

Families of four Gülen followers who appeared in police custody after being missing since February revealed that their loved ones might have been subjected to torture,...

Lyon university professor accused of terrorist propaganda released pending trial

Tuna Altınel, a Lyon University professor of mathematics who was accused of disseminating terrorist propaganda, was released pending trial on Tuesday by a court in Balıkesir...

40 million euros needed to restore Greek Orthodox orphanage in İstanbul: report

Europa Nostra, a leading European heritage organization, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Institute have said in a recently issued report that the restoration...

More than 1,000 academics condemn Turkey’s top court decision citing rights violations

More than 1,000 academics from Turkish universities late on Monday issued a statement condemning a Constitutional Court ruling that held their colleagues’ rights had been violated...

CHP to propose bill prohibiting mayors from hiring first degree relatives for municipal jobs

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been drafting a bill that aims to prohibit mayors from hiring their first degree relatives to work in...

Moving İstanbul’s unregistered Syrian refugees necessary, says Mayor İmamoğlu

İstanbul’s newly elected mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has expressed his approval of a measure by the Interior Ministry to move Syrian refugees not registered in the megacity...

Purged police officer dies by suicide in Bolu

Fatih Karaahmetoğlu, a former police officer who was dismissed from his job by a government decree last year, was found dead in an apparent suicide at...

Turkish Parliament paying $200,000 a month to lease official cars

The Turkish Parliament is paying TL 1.2 million (approximately $200,000) for the monthly lease of 78 official cars, according to a statement from Turkey’s Presidential Communications...

Detention warrants issued for 41 noncommissioned officers over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 41 active-duty non-commissioned officers at the Land Forces Command in Ankara over their alleged links to the Gülen movement,...

4 of 6 Gülen followers abducted in February found, currently in police custody

Four out of six men who were allegedly abducted by the Turkish intelligence agency in February have been found and are currently in police custody, according...

3 Turkish universities condemn top court decision in favor of peace academics

Three universities in Turkey have launched a petition campaign against a Constitutional Court ruling in favor of academics who were dismissed or prosecuted for signing a “peace...

Nationalist groups attack Syrian protest in İstanbul: report

Nationalist groups attacked a demonstration held on Saturday by Syrian immigrants living in İstanbul who were protesting an order issued by the governor’s office, Turkish media...

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