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More than 250 artists, intellectuals call for ‘no’ vote in referendum in joint statement

More than 250 prominent Turkish artists and intellectuals have issued a joint statement in which they called for the rejection of a constitutional reform...

Police detain 8 lawyers protesting arrest of Cumhuriyet attorneys

Turkish riot police used force to disperse a group of lawyers who held a sit-in protest at the İstanbul Courthouse on Thursday in protest...

Justice minister says autopsy results show use of chemical weapons in Idlib attack

Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said autopsies performed on three bodies that were brought from the Syrian province of Idlib to the southern...

EP members write letters of solidarity to Turkey’s jailed journalists

Members of the European Parliament have begun a campaign of support for imprisoned Turkish journalists upon the initiative of leading journalism organization Reporters Without...

YÖK cancels work permit of British academic who signed peace declaration

Turkey's Higher Education Board (YÖK) has cancelled the work permit of a British academic, Chris Stephenson, who signed a peace declaration which in early...

Erdoğan says naysayers risk afterlife as well

Waging a nonstop “yes” campaign ahead of a referendum on April 16 on the switch to an executive presidency, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on...

30 lawyers arrested over alleged Gülen links

Thirty lawyers were arrested on Wednesday in İstanbul as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media reports have said. Last week...

Denying earlier remarks, Erdoğan says never been deceived in political life

In remarks that contradicted two earlier statements, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that he has never been deceived by anybody in...

Dutch MPs bring threats against Turkish journalist to parliament’s agenda

Two members of the Dutch House of Representatives, Democrats 66 (D66) members Jan Paternotte and Van Meenen, have submitted a written motion directed to...

Law societies, journalism organization condemn colleagues’ persecution in Turkey  

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), and the European Association of Judges (EAJ) have...

Erdoğan’s advisor says executive presidency to remain on agenda even if rejected in vote

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's chief advisor Mehmet Uçum has said even if the Turkish people reject a constitutional reform that seeks to introduce...

[VIDEO] Erdoğan says Gülen followers in Turkey will not enjoy right to life

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has been waging a relentless war against followers of the faith-based Gülen movement in Turkey for the past...

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