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Former AKP deputy criticizes request to dismiss CHP leader’s assailant from party

A former deputy from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has criticized a request to dismiss Osman Sarıgün, an AKP member who punched an opposition...

Turk whose story inspired blockbuster movie falls ill after 31 months in prison

A Turkish woman whose story inspired a blockbuster movie in 2015 has developed serious health problems during her 31 months in prison and solitary confinement, the...

Fact-finding mission claims premeditated provocation in assault on opposition leader

A fact-finding mission carried out by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) claims to have revealed that an attack on Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in a remote...

Turkey detains alleged ISIL member planning attack on ANZAC Day

Turkish authorities have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) they believe was planning to attack a World War...

Turkish police detain woman staging sit-in to protest sexual abuse of 5-year-old

A Turkish woman who protested the sexual assault of a 5-year-old in İstanbul was briefly detained, the Etkin news agency reported on Wednesday. Yasemin Babat Kayan was taken...

After harsh criticism of ruling party, speech of former PM’s wife canceled by university

After former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu harshly criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling party, a speech to be given by his wife, medical doctor...

Man puts kidney up for sale in İstanbul due to financial problems

A man in İstanbul has put one of his kidneys up for sale due to financial problems, the DHA news agency reported on Wednesday. The man, whose...

General refuses to shake hands with elected Kurdish co-mayors in Kars

A brigadier general refused to shake hands with Ayhan Bilgen and Şevin Alaca, who were elected co-mayors of the eastern Turkish city of Kars...

Turkey orders detention of 120 as part of post-coup crackdown targeting Gülen movement

Turkish prosecutors on Monday issued detention warrants for 120 people, including members of the military, as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based...

President Erdoğan protests Kurdish deputy’s speech in parliament

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan walked out of the Turkish parliament protesting the speech of a Kurdish deputy, stating that he did not want to listen “those...

Turkey’s election board declines AKP request to annul purge victims’ votes

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has declined a request from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to cancel the votes cast by purged civil servants...

On Children’s Day, Turkish teenager says dream is to become German citizen

A Turkish teenager who appeared on a live TV broadcast on the occasion of Turkey’s National Sovereignty and Children’s Day said her future dream was to...

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