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Turkish prosecutor indicts 41 attorneys for misconduct in 2014 courtroom protest

The Batman Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicted 41 lawyers on charges of misconduct in a protest against a court in 2014, the Cumhuriyet...

Transportation Ministry admits ‘mistake’ in Avrasya Tunnel toll hike announcement

Turkey’s Ministry of Transportation admitted on Thursday that it had erroneously announced a 38 percent hike in tolls for Istanbul‘s Avrasya (Eurasia) Tunnel, the...

Court reinstates worker fired from municipality for being gay

A worker in a local municipality in Istanbul won a case against the city that fired him for being gay, with the court reinstating...

1,076 soldiers purged from Turkish military over Gülen links since end of state of emergency

A total of 1,076 military members have been dismissed due to alleged links to the Gülen movement since the end of a state of...

Turkish prosecutor issues detention warrants for 48 military pilots over Gülen links

Detention warrants were issued on Wednesday for 63 people, 48 of whom are military pilots, as part of a purge ongoing since a failed...

Father of youngster who died from work-related injuries is a purge victim

İbrahim Halil Oruç, a 16-year-old who recently died as a result of a work-related accident in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır, had to...

Turkey bans access to websites of man who declared himself a prophet

A Turkish court has banned access to five websites owned by İskender Evrenesoğlu, who has declared himself a prophet, the Sputnik news website reported. The...

Parliament speaker says will resign after official announcement of mayoral candidacy

Turkey’s Parliament Speaker Binali Yıldırım, who is also a former prime minister, has said he will resign from his post as speaker of the...

Purge victim accountant reinstated to post one year after death

Mustafa Nacaroğlu, an accountant who was fired from his job by a government decree in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey...

Two Turkish opposition deputies resign over alliance issues

Deputies Cezmi Polat and Tamer Akkal have resigned from the İYİ (Good) Party, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on Tuesday. In statements announcing their...

Turkish prosecutors order detention of 51 policemen, 44 others over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 95 people, including 51 policemen, as part of a massive crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based...

Turkish retailers to stop selling eggplant, green peppers due to skyrocketing prices

Turkish supermarkets are planning to stop selling eggplant and long green peppers due to skyrocketing prices, the Turkey Retailers Confederation announced on Tuesday, the...

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