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Erdoğan accuses Gülen movement of exporting terrorism from US to 160 countries

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has been waging a crackdown on followers of the Gülen movement over the past several years, accused the...

Singer Ferhat Tunç sentenced to 2 years in prison for terrorism propaganda

Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunç was sentenced on Tuesday to one year, 11 months and 12 days in prison for disseminating the propaganda...

Professor Laçiner sentenced to 9 years in prison over Gülen movement links

Renowned Turkish academic and political scientist Prof. Dr. Sedat Laçiner, who was arrested in the wake of a failed military coup on July 15,...

Woman files complaint against journalist who covered husband’s suicide

The wife of İsmail Devrim, a 45-year-old man who took his own life reportedly over financial problems in Kocaeli province, filed a criminal complaint...

3 books on Kurdish history banned by Turkish court

Three translated books on Kurdish history published by Turkey’s Avesta Yayıncılık have been banned by a local Turkish court on the grounds of “triggering...

Turkish court rejects Yücel’s demand for damages arising from imprisonment

A Turkish court has rejected a German-Turkish journalist's request for compensation for his yearlong imprisonment in Turkey, The Associated Press reported. Deniz Yücel, a correspondent...

Investigation launched into ODTÜ students for unfurling rainbow flag at graduation

An investigation has been launched into more than 20 students at the Ankara-based Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) for unfurling a rainbow flag at...

Cumhuriyet reporter faces investigation due to report on court’s Brunson ruling

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the Cumhuriyet daily’s court reporter, Alican Uludağ, due to a report he wrote about a Turkish court’s...

Helsinki Commission chair disappointed by court decision on jailed NASA scientist

Helsinki Commission Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi, has expressed his disappointment over a recent decision by a Turkish court to reduce...

HRF launches campaign during Turkish president’s UN visit to protest post-coup purge

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), a New York-based rights association, on Monday launched a campaign protesting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the...

Turkish journalist who covered man’s suicide put in police custody

A journalist who covered the story of a 45-year-old father’s suicide in Kocaeli due to his inability to buy a pair of trousers for...

MHP submits amnesty bill to Turkish parliament expecting 160,000 prisoners to benefit

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on Monday submitted an amnesty bill to the Turkish Parliament Speaker’s Office, with party officials saying more than 160,000...

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