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Not surprising that people commit suicide behind bars, says man abducted, tortured by Turkish intelligence

Zabit Kişi, who disappeared for more than a hundred days after he was reportedly turned over by Kazakhstan to Turkish intelligence and put on a plane...

Autopsy report reveals graphic details about murder of military cadet on July 15

The autopsy of a 20-year-old military cadet killed on the Bosporus Bridge on the night of a failed military coup in July 2016 has revealed in...

Gov’t transfers mayoral appointment authority to city councils after losses in big cities

In a move that violates the Turkish Municipalities Law, Turkey’s Ministry of Commerce has transferred the mayoral authority to appoint executives to municipal companies to the...

$100 mln transferred to controversial foundation from Education Ministry budget

A total of TL 541 million (around $100 million) has been transferred to Turkey’s state-run Maarif Foundation (TMV), a controversial educational body, from the budget of...

Court acquits teacher who pleaded with gov’t to spare children’s lives

An İstanbul court on Wednesday acquitted of terrorism charges Ayşe Çelik, a teacher who during a TV program in 2016 called for an end to clashes...

108 military cadets acquitted, 18 get life without parole in July 15 coup trial

A high criminal court in Ankara on Wednesday handed down aggravated life sentences without the chance of parole to 18 defendants on coup charges, while 108...

AKP denies being behind Öcalan letter ahead of İstanbul vote

Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Ömer Çelik has denied claims that his party was behind a letter written by jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader...

Erdoğan signals possible Cabinet shakeup following election defeat in İstanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a Cabinet shakeup will take place if necessary in the wake of an election defeat sustained by his Justice...

Turkish court remands businessman Kavala, releases activist Aksakoğlu pending trial: report

Prominent Turkish businessman Osman Kavala was remanded in custody on Tuesday, accused of trying to overthrow the government by organizing protests six years ago, Reuters reported,...

Turkish opposition deputy questions gov’t over banning pride marches

Turkish opposition deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu on Tuesday lodged a parliamentary inquiry asking why the deputy governor of İstanbul had banned a pride march of LGBTI+ groups,...

Turkish Parliament passes into law paid exemption from military service

New regulations that shorten the duration of compulsory military service and make permanent an option to pay for an exemption from serving was passed by the...

Referring to ‘Game of Thrones,’ opposition leader says ‘winter is coming’ for AKP

Turkey’s nationalist opposition party leader Meral Akşener on Tuesday said that “winter is coming” for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party, referring in English to the world-famous...

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