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Turkish minister: State of emergency only targets Gülen movement

As the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) announces that emergency rule will be extended in Turkey for another three months, Turkish Minister of...

Arrested US Consulate employee meets with lawyers

US Consulate General in Istanbul staff member Metin Topuz, whose arrest has sparked a crisis between Turkey and the US, met with his lawyers...

Turkish police academy head: Over 22,000 purged from police force following coup attempt

Yılmaz Çolak, president of Turkey’s police academy, said on Friday that more than 22,000 police officers had been dismissed from the job as part...

Extension of emergency rule in Turkey sought for another 3 months

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) parliamentary group deputy chairperson and Kayseri deputy Mustafa Elitaş said on Friday that emergency rule will be extended...

44 more sought for detention in Ordu over ByLock app use

Detention warrants were issued on Friday for 44 people by the Ordu Public Prosecutor’s Office on accusations that they use a smart phone application...

Pro-gov’t daily claims jailed US pastor knew about coup attempt 6 years ago

The pro-government Yeni Asır daily claimed on Thursday that it had acquired an audio recording in which American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been...

Bookstore bombing suspects released by Turkish court

The Van 1st High Criminal Court during a retrial ruled for the release of noncommissioned officers Özcan İldeniz and Ali Kaya and outlawed Kurdistan...

Turkish minister of culture says 169,000 books to be withdrawn from libraries

has said 169,141 copies of books are planned to be withdrawn from public libraries as part of an ongoing investigation into the faith-based Gülen...

Book accused of constituting a ‘terrorist organization’ by Turkish court

Prominent Turkish investigative journalist Fehim Taştekin, whose reports on Syria have attracted wide public interest, on Wednesday issued a statement on his Twitter account...

Court continues detention of Turkish-German journalist on terrorism charges

An İstanbul court on Wednesday ruled to continue the pretrial detention of Meşale Tolu, a Turkish-German journalist and translator accused of membership in a...

Detention warrants issued for 25 more military members over Gülen links

The Mardin Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 25 soldiers of various ranks as part of a witch-hunt targeting people claimed...

Turkish FM: Turkey blocked NBA player Kanter’s world tour in crackdown on Gülen movement

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said NBA player Enes Kanter’s world tour was blocked as part of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...

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