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8 Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack in southeastern Turkey

Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and one was wounded on Thursday in an attack carried out by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists in Turkey’s...

6 more İstanbul airport workers arrested due to strike over work conditions

Six more İstanbul airport construction workers were arrested on Thursday, bringing the total number of workers arrested to 34 after a strike on Sept....

Ankara court rules for continuation of Kurdish leader’s incarceration

The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Thursday ruled for a continuation of the detention of jailed Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtaş, the T24...

Former civil servant gets close to 9 years for alleged ByLock use

A civil servant who was removed from his job by a government decree has been handed down a jail sentence of eight years, nine...

Historian becomes minister’s advisor after donating books to presidential library

Renowned Turkish historian Professor İlber Ortaylı was named an advisor to the culture and tourism minister shortly after he donated his personal library to...

Court of Accounts report shows daily expenses for Erdoğan’s palace total $300,000

A report by Turkey’s Court of Accounts has shown that more than TL 1.8 million (around $300,000) was spent daily in 2017 for the...

1,809,000 people affected by 332 curfews declared by Turkish gov’t in 3 years

The Turkish government has declared 332 curfews in the predominantly Kurdish southeastern provinces of Turkey since August 2015, according to the most recent report...

Turkey says journalist Khashoggi remains inside Saudi consulate

Turkey’s presidential spokesperson İbrahim Kalın on Wednesday said Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi remains inside the Saudi Consulate General in İstanbul, Reuters reported. Kalın said Turkish...

Media has nothing to do with democracy: Turkish President Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday slammed the idea that the media is related to democracy, the T24 news website reported. In an address...

2 Turkish citizens arrested for insulting President Erdoğan

Two people in Turkey’s Tekirdağ province were arrested on Wednesday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Diken news...

Erdoğan says fate of his party is fate of Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that the fate of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is linked to the fate...

[UPDATE] Appeals court upholds aggravated life sentences for 6 Turkish journalists

An appeals court in İstanbul on Tuesday upheld aggravated life sentences handed down to six jailed journalists including prominent figures Ahmet Altan and Nazlı...

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