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Former public servants, soldiers rounded up in post-coup crackdown targeting Gülen followers

Turkey has ordered the detention of 91 people including former public servants and soldiers as part of a massive post-coup crackdown targeting the faith-based Gülen movement. The...

Jailed religious leader’s daughters face prosecution for marching to support him

Two daughters aged 15 and 16 of jailed anti-government Islamist leader Alpaslan Kuytul have been summoned by an Adana court over their participation in a march calling...

Turkish labor watchdog reports 124 work-related deaths in June

Turkey’s Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG) announced that at least 124 workers died in work-related accidents in June in Turkey, the Diken news website reported...

Only one-third of MHP voters declared support for ally AKP candidate in pre-election survey

According to an analysis of an İstanbul mayoral election opinion poll conducted in mid-June by the Konda polling company, only one-third of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)...

İstanbul Governor’s Office issues warning to shops with Arabic signs

The İstanbul Governor’s Office has announced it issued warnings to hundreds of stores in the city ordering them to comply with the law and...

Police beat family members of train crash victims outside courtroom

The family members of the victims of a deadly train accident were reportedly beaten by the police inside a Tekirdağ courthouse while the trial of rail...

Erdoğan orders establishment of all-female universities

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called for the establishment of all-female universities, ordering the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) to work towards that end, the T24...

Kurdish politicians handcuffed and beaten by police in Turkey’s east

Two Kurdish co-mayors of Ağrı in eastern Turkey were subjected to excessive police force, the Diken news website reported on Wednesday. Betül Yaşar, who was elected mayor of...

Former ministry employee files criminal complaint against Babacan amid new party talks

A former public employee filed a criminal complaint alleging terrorism against Ali Babacan, a previous economy minister who has reportedly been engaged in efforts to establish...

Turkish defendant claims prosecutor, intel officer, policeman forced him to give false testimony

A prosecutor, an intelligence officer and a counterterrorism police officer threatened him in order to secure false testimony against terror suspects, said Cavit Yılmaz, a defendant...

Turkish journalist’s websites hacked after threat by nationalist leader

Two websites belonging to Turkish journalist Fehmi Koru were hacked after he was verbally threatened by nationalist leader and government partner Devlet Bahçeli, the Artı Gerçek news...

Kurdish deputy questions verdict sentencing university student to life based on secret witness testimony

A Kurdish opposition deputy submitted a parliamentary inquiry questioning a recent court verdict sentencing a university student to life based on testimony from a secret witness...

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