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Key coup suspect denies meeting Gülen and involvement in putsch

Kemal Batmaz, one of the key suspects in a coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, has denied meeting with US-based Turkish Islamic scholar...

Pro-Erdoğan journalist claims former Zaman executive tied to Turkish intelligence since 2012

Cem Küçük, a staunchly pro-government journalist known for his attacks on government critics on social media, has said former Zaman daily executive and columnist...

İstanbul University botanical garden transferred to mufti’s office, report says

The Alfred Heilbronn Botanical Garden at İstanbul University, which was established by Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and is one of two arboretums in...

Turkey’s justice minister: Giving muftis authority to perform marriages is a secular move

Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Sunday that a recent government move to give authority to muftis – Muslim legal experts who are...

Erdoğan, the godfather of the mafia syndicate in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt Turkey’s notorious National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has contracted with mafia gangs and organized crime syndicates and enlisted their thugs to murder, intimidate and...

[VIDEO] HDP continues nationwide protest in İstanbul park

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies gathered at a park in İstanbul's Kadıköy district as part of a series of protests that will continue...

CHP criticizes Education Ministry deal with foundation known for pedophilia case

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Chairwoman and Bursa deputy Lale Karabıyık has criticized an agreement between the Education Ministry and the Ensar...

Two soldiers killed, one wounded in PKK attack in Diyarbakır

One major and one specialized sergeant were killed and one specialized sergeant was wounded in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attack in Diyarbakır’s...

AKP deputy calls on Turkey’s religious officials to declare Gülen followers apostates

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) İstanbul deputy Metin Külünk has said Turkey’s top religious officials should declare supporters of the Gülen movement apostates,...

486 suspects appear in court in Turkey’s coup trial

Turkey’s largest trial relating to a botched coup attempt on July 15, 2016 began on Tuesday at the Ankara 4th High Criminal Court. A total...

Briefly detained Turkish football player turns informant

Former Başakşehir and Fenerbahçe football player Bekir İrtegün, who was briefly detained on Friday over links to the Gülen movement, was released after sharing...

‘Gen. Akar said acted early, disgraced,’ pilot says

Former Col. Uğur Kapan, who flew Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar and Maj. Gen. Mehmet Dişli from Akıncı Air Base to Çankaya...

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