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AKP member: Erdoğan will be caliph, Allah will complete the divine light

Suat Ünal, a board member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Aydın Efeler branch, shared a message on social media on Saturday that...

AKP plans referendum between March 26 and April 16

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government plans to hold a referendum on proposed constitutional amendments that will officially bring an executive presidential system...

Former ECtHR judge Türmen: Amendments will end democracy in Turkey

Former European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judge Rıza Türmen has said Turkish democracy will completely die if proposed constitutional changes that will officially...

Prosecutor drops torture complaint due to impunity under state of emergency

A document recently issued by a prosecutor’s office in Trabzon stated that there are no grounds to investigate a torture complaint since police officers...

9 colonels detained over coup charges in northern Cyprus

Nine colonels of the Turkish military serving in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) were detained on Sunday over charges of coup involvement...

Parliament to vote last 2 articles of constitutional amendment proposal

After approving five articles on Saturday alone, the Turkish Parliament will on Sunday debate the last two articles of a proposed constitutional amendment that...

Turkish police say ignoring ‘petty’ crimes amid massive gov’t purge

Can Ataklı, a columnist for the Sözcü daily, argued in his column on Saturday that Turkish police are no longer responding to complaints of...

Purge victim teacher sells traditional çiğ köfte to earn living

Abdullah Korkmaz, a teacher of 18 years, now works for a traditional çiğ köfte vendor in order to make a living. Graduating from Malatya İnönü...

77 retired ambassadors warn against perils of executive presidency

Seventy-seven retired Turkish ambassadors have warned that the introduction of an executive presidency in Turkey could spell the end of a democratic, secular country...

CHP deputy claims large-scale operation under way against social media users

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Barış Yarkadaş has claimed that summaries of proceedings have been prepared for 17,000 social media users...

Germany launches probe into DİTİB’s spying activities on Gülen followers

In the wake of a recent admission by the German-based Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) which said some of its imams acted as...

Recruitment duties for retired officers fuel debate over Erdoğan’s ‘secret army’

Regulations that task retired officers and noncommissioned officers with recruiting cadets and military personnel went into effect on Saturday amid debates that this is...

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