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2 more HDP deputies stripped of parliamentary status

The Turkish Parliament has stripped pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Osman Baydemir and Selma Irmak, who is currently in jail, of their parliamentary...

AKP spokesperson claims Erdoğan has around 55 percent of the vote

Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Mahir Ünal has said public support for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s presidential candidacy is at around 55 percent,...

Life sentences handed down to 47 defendants in Polatlı phase of coup trial

A high criminal court in Ankara on Thursday handed down aggravated life sentences to 27 defendants and life sentences to 20 others due to...

Turkish gov’t: 77,081 people put in pretrial detention over Gülen links to date

At least 77,081 people have been put in pretrial detention over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement since a failed coup attempt in...

3,000 active duty officers to be dismissed from military over Gülen links

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on Wednesday said the government has identified 3,000 active duty military officers suspected of links to the Gülen movement...

Turkey extends emergency rule for seventh time

Turkey’s state of emergency was extended on Wednesday by another three months for the seventh time as the Turkish Parliament ratified a motion proposed...

Turkey to hold early elections on June 24

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday called snap elections for June 24, saying economic challenges and the war in Syria meant the country...

Former officer removed from post due to Gülen links commits suicide

Fatih Uğur Koştan, a former captain who was removed from his post in February due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement, which...

Gülen-linked teacher deported from Malaysia gets 18-year jail sentence

A high criminal court in the Turkish capital of Ankara has handed down a jail sentence of 18 years to Alaaddin Duman, a teacher...

12 defendants given aggravated life sentences in main coup trial in İstanbul

An İstanbul court on Tuesday handed down aggravated life sentences to 12 defendants including four generals on charges of violating the constitution due to...

Opposition parties warm to holding early presidential election  

A suggestion made on Tuesday by leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli to hold a presidential election slated for November 2019...

Critical writer Eliaçık sentenced to 6 years, 3 months on terror charges

Renowned Islamic theologian and writer İhsan Eliaçık has been sentenced to six years, three months in prison on charges of disseminating the propaganda of...

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