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Turkish expat from Germany detained in Turkey on insult charges

A Turkish expatriate living in Germany who travelled to his hometown of Afyonkarahisar in Turkey for a vacation has been detained in the province...

HDP nominates Ahmet Şık for Parliament in snap elections

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has named journalist Ahmet Şık as a candidate for member of parliament in the upcoming elections on June 24,...

26 more active duty soldiers detained in Gülen movement investigation

Twenty six active duty soldiers have been detained in Kocaeli as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement. The military members were taken...

Central bank hints at intervention as Turkish lira slides

The Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) issued a short statement on Wednesday following a slide in the value of the Turkish lira, saying that...

[UPDATED] Turkish actor Atay released after a brief detention due to critical tweet

Turkish actor Barış Atay, known for his critical views of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government, was detained by police on Wednesday morning...

Erdoğan’s party rejects motion to cancel agreements with Israel

A motion proposing the annulment of economic, military and political agreements between Turkey and Israel was voted down by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling...

Kavala demands indictment in letter marking his six month in prison

Anadolu Kültür executive board chairman and jailed businessman Osman Kavala on Monday wrote a letter to mark his sixth month in pretrial detention, underlining...

HDP party council member arrested at İstanbul airport to serve prison sentence

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) party council member Pınar Aydınlar, also a famous folk singer, was arrested on Tuesday due to a final judgment by...

ATO report exposes Ankara detention center as a 21st century concentration camp

“There is no official detention or arrest center at the Ankara Police Department’s counterterrorism branch, and in the 21st century, in the capital of...

İYİ Party’s Akşener calls for Demirtaş’s release during presidential campaign

İYİ (Good) Party presidential candidate Meral Akşener on Tuesday called for the release from prison of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) former leader Selahattin Demirtaş,...

Turkey accused of using German spy software on CHP members during ‘March of Justice’

Turkish authorities used spy software developed by a German firm to infiltrate the smartphones of members of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...

Turkish lira hits record low after Moody’s warns of bank risk

The Turkish lira hit a record low on Tuesday, plunging to TL 4.46 to the US dollar, the BloombergHT news website reported. Following a negative...

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