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70,000 students behind bars in Turkey

A total of 70,000 students who have either been convicted of a crime or are in pretrial detention are currently in Turkey’s jails, while...

Motions filed against 8 HDP deputies for ‘terror propaganda’

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday filed motions against eight pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies for disseminating “terrorist propaganda,” demanding the...

3 Turkish academics get suspended sentences for signing peace declaration

An İstanbul court on Monday handed down suspended sentences of one year, three months to three Turkish academics on terrorism charges resulting from signing...

MHP leader says continuation of state of emergency a national obligation

Leader of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli has expressed his strong support for the continuation of a state of emergency known as OHAL,...

Jailed journalist Ilıcak appears in court on espionage charges

Renowned journalist Nazlı Ilıcak, who was jailed in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016 and given an aggravated...

Detention warrants issued for 25 military members over alleged Gülen links

The Ordu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Monday issued detention warrants for 25 more military members over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement,...

561 detained in one week over alleged Gülen links

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 561 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based...

Pro-gov’t daily: Turkey, Russia could conduct joint operation to abduct Gülen

Turkey and Russia could carry out a joint operation to abduct US-based Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen to Turkey due to Gülen’s alleged role in...

Famous Turkish singers compose march for Afrin offensive upon Erdoğan’s call

Following a call from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last month who said Turkey is in need of new anthems and marches to describe...

Erdoğan’s son in law: Turkey is officially at war

Berat Albayrak, Turkish energy minister and son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Sunday said Turkey is not de facto but officially at war...

Body of Turkish woman fleeing to Greece found weeks after boat capsized

Turkish authorities have found the body of Aslı Doğan, a Turkish woman who went missing after a refugee boat carrying eight people capsized in...

Erdoğan’s job approval rating below 50 percent, poll reveals

A new public opinion poll conducted by the MetroPOLL research company has revealed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s job approval rating is 49.8...

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