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Minister says 90-95 percent of nation says ‘yes’ to executive presidency

Turkish Minister of Development Lütfi Elvan has said as much as 90 to 95 percent of the Turkish nation approves of a constitutional reform...

[UPDATE] At least 400 detained in anti-ISIL operations across Turkey

Turkish police teams on Sunday morning conducted simultaneous raids in dozens of locations across Turkey and detained at least 400 people over links to...

Presidency, prime ministry joining forces for anti-Gülen fight, daily says

A special unit established at the presidency to monitor and contribute to an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement will from now on...

Report reveals 38 women killed in Turkey in January

A report released by the Stop the Murder of Women Platform has shown that a total of 38 women became the victims of domestic...

MHP’s Bahçeli calls emergency party meeting

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on Saturday called an emergency party meeting as Turkey gets ready to vote in a referendum on...

[VIDEO] Policeman pulls out gun as people call for ‘no’ to constitutional amendments

A Turkish police officer pulled out a gun on Saturday as protestors were calling on people to vote against constitutional amendments that will greatly...

Sözcü columnist asks Turkish government: Was it a fake coup?

Necati Doğru, a columnist for the Kemalist daily Sözcü, queried the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government over persisting questions about a failed...

Health minister says over 6,500 staff members dismissed

Turkey's Health Minister Recep Akdağ said over 6,500 staff members have been dismissed from the ministry as part of an investigation targeting the Gülen...

Prosecutor drops investigation into ISIL wedding attack despite testimony

Prosecutor Fatih Adıgüzel on Friday dropped an investigation into an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suicide bombing in Gaziantep that targeted...

[VIDEO] Erdoğan kicks off ‘yes’ campaign for referendum to boost his power

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on residents of Mersin on Friday to vote in favor of an upcoming referendum in early April for...

Academic sentenced to 11 months in jail for insulting Erdoğan

Suay Karaman, an academic at the Ankara-based Gazi University and the general secretary of the Association of Academic Staff (TÜMÖD), was sentenced on Friday...

Turkey detains 2 more nephews of US-based scholar Fethullah Gülen

A total of 16 suspects including two nephews of US-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen were detained on Friday as part of an investigation into...

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