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AKP spokesperson: General amnesty is not on party’s agenda

Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Ömer Çelik said a general amnesty is not on the immediate agenda of the ruling party after the...

Turkish man named ‘Dolar’ changes surname after ‘dollar’ ribbing from friends

A man in Turkey’s western province of Muğla has decided to change his surname, Dolar, in response to the ribbing he’s received because of...

Ministry: Jailed presidential candidate Demirtaş’s right to be elected not violated

Turkey’s Justice Ministry has said jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş’s right to be elected was not violated although he had to conduct his campaign for...

Die Welt journalist Yücel files lawsuit against Turkey for unjust imprisonment

Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel, who works for the German Die Welt newspaper and was jailed for about a year in Turkey on terror charges,...

Turkish government bans years-long Saturday Mothers vigil

The Saturday Mothers, a group that has been gathering in a central İstanbul square for 23 years to bring attention to the cases of...

Meat and Milk Board confirms anthrax detected in Ankara cattle

Turkey's Meat and Milk Board has confirmed that anthrax was detected at a farm in the Gölbaşı district of Ankara where cattle imported from...

Indictment levels terror charges at journalist who investigated coup attempt

An indictment drafted by an İstanbul prosecutor for Ece Sevim Öztürk, an investigative journalist who has been behind bars since June, accuses the journalist...

Lengthy jail sentence given to judge who released prime coup suspect

A former Turkish judge who ruled for the release of Adil Öksüz, a prime suspect in a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July...

Detention warrants issued for 34 gendarmerie officers, civilians over alleged Gülen links

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday issued detention warrants for 34 gendarmerie officers and civilians allegedly linked with them as part of...

Jailed journalist Erdal says her biggest need is for justice and freedom

Hanım Büşra Erdal, one of dozens of journalists who were arrested because they used to work for Turkish media outlets affiliated with the Gülen...

FSA fighters also hit by loss of value in Turkish currency

The recent plunge of the Turkish lira has not only hit people living in Turkey but also Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters in Syria...

Applications for US Green Cards increase by 65 pct in Turkey since 2016

The number of Turks who want to immigrate to the United States under the Green Card system, which allows immigrants to permanently live and...

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