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NYT editorial asks whether Turkey’s democracy can survive President Erdoğan

One of the most prestigious newspapers in the United States, The New York Times, ran an editorial on Tuesday in which it explained how...

21 teachers detained over Gülen links in 4 provinces

Twenty-one teachers have been detained across four provinces in an operation targeting alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement. Police teams from the Adana Police...

Freedom House: Turkish government stifling media and dissent

The US-based independent watchdog organization Freedom House said in a statement on Tuesday that Turkey's government is attacking the press to a degree not...

Turkish prosecutor: They will call me Gülen follower unless I launch this probe

  If I do not launch this investigation, they will call me pro-FETÖ. If I do, one day jurists will call me a coward,” main...

Turkish NGOs decry lack of media attention to press briefing after gov’t crackdown

Representatives of 45 NGOs and trade organizations gathered at a well-known hall in Diyarbakır on Tuesday to hold a press conference about the post-coup...

Emergency decrees a blow to defense right, says Ankara Bar Association

The Ankara Bar Association has strongly criticized two recent state of emergency decrees that were issued by the government on Oct. 29, saying they...

Erdoğan advisor suggests Western-style crackdown to preserve image

Chief advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and columnist İlnur Çevik defended a crackdown on media, including the Cumhuriyet newspaper, in Turkey while suggesting...

Arrest warrant issued for Cumhuriyet CEO Atalay

An arrest warrant was issued on Tuesday for the Cumhuriyet daily’s chief executive officer, Akın Atalay, after he was not found at his residence...

ByLock owner says app was available on Apple Store

The owner of a messaging application called ByLock over which thousands of people have been arrested in Turkey called the president of the Coup...

Turkish PM to propose reinstatement of death penalty in constitution

  Following support expressed by Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli for the government’s intention to reinstate capital punishment in Turkey, the prime minister...

Çaldıran co-mayor detained on terror charges

Co-mayor of the Çaldıran district in eastern Van province Suna Atabay was detained on Tuesday on charges of allegedly spreading terrorist propaganda. The detention warrant...

[UPDATE] Ankara district governor appointed as trustee to Diyarbakır Municipality

Cumali Atilla, governor of Ankara's Etimesgut district, has been appointed as a trustee to the Diyarbakır Municipality, whose co-mayors were arrested on terrorism charges...

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