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Deputy PM says Turkey may adopt executive presidency immediately after vote

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said if a constitutional reform package, which introduces an executive presidency and will be put to a public...

[VIDEO] Erdoğan hitman: Reza Zarrab is a project of Turkish state, our man

Cem Küçük, a staunchly pro-government journalist known for his attacks on government critics on social media, has said Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, who is...

5 judiciary members expelled over ByLock use reinstated to posts by HSYK

Five members of the judiciary who were expelled from their posts due to their use of a smart phone application known as ByLock by...

Detention warrants issued for 98 across 18 provinces over ByLock use

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for a total of 98 people across 18 provinces on the grounds that they...

40 police officers sent to jail over alleged coup involvement in İstanbul

An İstanbul court on Thursday ruled for the arrest of 40 police officers over alleged involvement in a failed coup last July, the Cumhuriyet...

Officers who ‘delayed’ helicopter operation against Erdoğan reinstated

The officers and team who claimed to have delayed a helicopter takeoff for an operation against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a July 15...

AI launches campaign to show solidarity with jailed journalists in Turkey

Amnesty International launched a campaign on Twitter on Thursday to support jailed journalists in Turkey, calling for their release, with the hashtag #FreeTurkeyMedia. AI created...

Turkey says not satisfied by US statement on phone call to prime coup suspect

Turkish authorities have voiced dissatisfaction with a statement by the US Embassy in Turkey regarding a phone call to Adil Öksüz six days after...

Prosecutor demands arrest of police officer who shot Kurkut to death

A Diyarbakır prosecutor has requested the arrest of a police officer who shot a young man, Kemal Kurkut, to death during Nevruz celebrations in...

Pro-Kurdish HDP’s referendum song banned for ‘inciting hatred’

The Şırnak Governor’s Office has announced that the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) official referendum campaign song, “Bejin Na‘’ (Say No), has been banned...

Pro-gov’t daily calls for investigation of German foundations in Turkey

The pro-government Yeni Şafak daily has called on Turkish authorities to launch an investigation into German foundations in Turkey, claiming that these organizations are...

[UPDATE] Kurdish politicians including HDP co-chair to go on hunger strike in protest of prison conditions

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş, HDP Hakkari deputy Abdullah Zeydan and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Co-chairperson Sebahat Tuncel will go on...

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