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Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate ordered by court to pay electric bills of Alevi house of worship

A court in Mersin has ruled that the electric bills of a cemevi, an Alevi house of worship, must be paid by the Religious...

Erdoğan’s allies in opposition threaten potential anti-government protesters

Two opposition party chairmen on the same day warned and threatened to punish potential anti-government protesters in Turkey who might be inspired by protests...

Columnist Nuray Mert receives suspended sentence for signing peace declaration

Turkish columnist and political scientist Nuray Mert on Wednesday was given a suspended one year, three month sentence for signing a “peace declaration” in...

Turkey plans new military operation in Syria ‘in a few days’

Turkey will start a new military operation in Syria east of the Euphrates River “in a few days,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on...

Turkish journalist honored by TIME: Democracy, press freedom will prevail

Can Dündar, a journalist who fled politically motivated prosecution in Turkey for the safety of Germany, is one among the many guardians fighting the...

Report shows at least 2,000 HDP officials detained in 2018

A report prepared by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on the occasion of the Dec.10, Human Rights Day, has revealed that at least...

Elderly professor given jail sentence for signing peace declaration

Professor Gençay Gürsoy, 79, was given a 27-month jail sentence by a high criminal court in İstanbul on Tuesdayon terrorism charges resulting from signing...

Record number of Turks seek asylum in Europe in October

A total of 2,280 Turkish citizens applied for asylum in European Union countries in October, the highest monthly number so far in 2018, according...

Pro-gov’t Turkish anchor calls for beheading of anti-government Gezi protesters

Turkish television anchor Erkan Tan, known for his staunch pro-government stance on A Haber TV, on Tuesday called for the beheading of protesters who...

Families of coup attempt victims file complaint against Fox TV Turkey anchor

An association run by families of victims of a July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey on Tuesday filed a legal complaint against Fatih Portakal,...

Turkey has detected 92,702 ByLock users: minister

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Tuesday said officials have detected 92,702 users of ByLock, a smartphone application that Turkish authorities believe was used among...

Turkey has secret torture sites for interrogating Gülenists: report

As part of the massive purge and persecution of the faith-based Gülen movement on accusations of orchestrating a failed coup on July 15, 2016,...

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