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Military officer candidate asked about Quran and Gezi protests

Amid criticism that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan used a failed coup attempt as an opportunity to turn NATO's second biggest army into an Islamist...

Barkey says Turkish FM undersecretary, embassy knew of Büyükada meeting

US academic Henri Barkey, who is being sought by a Turkish prosecutor for planning last year's failed coup attempt during a secret meeting on...

İYİ inaugurates party HQ claiming 19 pct support

The İYİ Party (Good Party, İP) which was established on Oct. 25, inaugurated its new headquarters in Ankara on Saturday. İYİ Party Chairwoman Meral Akşener...

Turkish PM, sons, sue for damages from Cumhuriyet over Paradise Papers

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and his sons have filed a lawsuit for damages in the amount of TL 500,000 against the Cumhuriyet daily...

Appeals court upholds journalist Cemal’s sentences

A Turkish appeals court has upheld a prison sentence and punitive fine for veteran Journalist Hasan Cemal, while reversing a lower court decision acquitting...

144 Turks detained in 2 months while trying to flee to Greek islands

At least 144 people affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement were detained in a period of two months while trying to flee to nearby...

Progressive Lawyers Association president detained by Turkish police

İstanbul police on Wednesday detained lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı, president of the Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD), which was shut down by a government decree issued...

Turkish defense minister: 2,304 PKK members ‘neutralized’ in 2017

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has said 2,304 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants have been “neutralized” since Jan. 10, 2017. "This is the one of...

Turkish Parliament rejects motion to investigate Panama Papers claims

A motion filed by an opposition party to investigate claims in the Panama Papers, which included documents about offshore investments of Prime Minister Binali...

Minister: 2,274 Gülen-linked private educational institutions closed since coup attempt

Turkish Education Minister İsmet Yılmaz has announced that the government has closed 2,274 educational institutions since a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016,...

Jailed Brig. Gen. Arslan dies at military hospital in Ankara

Jailed Brig. Gen. Yavuz Ekrem Arslan, the former commander of the Manisa 1st Infantry Training Brigade, died on Monday at the Gülhane Military Hospital...

CHP grills PM Yıldırım over Paradise Papers revelations

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman Özgür Özel on Monday lambasted Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım over the Paradise Papers,...

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