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Jailed Zaman journalist Alkan says no regrets about his writings, ready to die in jail

Ahmet Turan Alkan, a columnist from the now-closed Zaman daily who was jailed in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey on...

1 HDP deputy gets suspended sentence, another acquitted on terror charges

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Ağrı deputy Dirayet Taşdemir has been given a suspended 20-month sentence on terror charges, while another HDP Ağrı deputy,...

Greece grants asylum to another Turkish officer alleged to be involved in coup

Greece's asylum commission has granted asylum to another of eight Turkish officers who fled to Greece in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt...

Students, academics protest proposed division of Istanbul University

Istanbul University students and academics continued a weeks-long protest on Tuesday in Beyazıt Square against a bill submitted to the Turkish Parliament to split up...

Turks’ ‘OK’ to Erdogan’s offer to step down tops Twitter worldwide trends

Following remarks by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday saying, “If our nation says ‘OK’ , then we will step aside,” T A...

Turkey’s public broadcaster under fire over lack of opposition election coverage

İsmail Saygılı, a concerned citizen, filed a criminal case on Tuesday against Turkey’s public broadcaster, TRT, over the lack of coverage of Republican People’s...

Prosecutor files new charges against 4 Zaman journalists

A prosecutor has filed new charges against four journalists who worked for the Zaman newspaper, which was seized on March 4, 2016 and then...

Erdoğan turns down invitation to debate opposition candidate on TV

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday accepted an offer for a visit by main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce...

İYİ Party head of communications detained over Gülen links

Kerim Çoraklık, head of the communications team of the opposition İYİ (Good) Party, has been detained on charges of disseminating the propaganda of the...

587 detained in one week over alleged Gülen links

A total of 587 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Turkish Interior...

World champion racer to call it quits upon Erdoğan’s order

World Supersport Champion and Turkish national motorcyclist Kenan Sofuoğlu, 33, announced he was ending his career upon the order of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip...

Akşener pledges to restructure debts of 4.5 million Turkish citizens

İYİ (Good) Party leader and presidential candidate Meral Akşener on Monday introduced her party’s economic program, including a project called the “Turkey Solidarity Fund,”...

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