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Turkey to grant citizenship to some Syrian refugees, Erdoğan says

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a speech on Saturday that Turkey is set to grant citizenship to some of the nearly two million...

Adhan recited in İstanbul’s Hagia Sophia after decades following Laylat Al Qadr

Adhan was recited at İstanbul’s Hagia Sophia, which has been serving as a museum since 1935, for the first time in decades early on...

Controversial judicial reform passes parliament, CHP appeals to Constitutional Court

Turkish parliament on Thursday passed a highly controversial legislation that stipulates redesigning the Supreme Court of Appeals and the Council of State by demoting...

Turkish military aircraft strike PKK targets in northern Iraqi areas

A series of airstrikes were conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) over the Zab and Gara regions in the northern Iraq, as part...

Birgün daily managing editor fined for “insulting Erdoğan”

Berkant Gültekin, the managing editor of the Birgün daily, and manager İbrahim Aydın were each sentenced 11 months of jail term on charges of...

Turkish daily calls for end of censorship on media over gov’t-led ban on website

Yarına Bakış, a Turkish daily critical of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government, has released a public statement after its website...

Independent daily defies censor: ‘We are under attack over voicing gov’t’s failure to fight ISIS’

One of the few remaining independent dailies in Turkey, Yeni Hayat, has released a public statement after access to its website was blocked over...

Trustees appointed to Turgut Özal University’s foundation in gov’t-led move

An Ankara court appointed trustees to the Turgut Özal Thought and Action Foundation, which established the Turgut Özal University, in what is the latest...

Electronic bracelet attached to businessman Dumankaya’s leg as part of judicial supervision

An electronic bracelet was attached to leg of renowned businessman Halit Dumankaya — an executive board member of Dumankaya Holding — who was released...

Identities of two suicide bombers behind İstanbul attack revealed

Two out of three suicide bombers behind İstanbul attack were revealed to be Rakim Bulgarov and Vadim Osmanov. It is reported that the suicide bombers...

DBP Şırnak provincial head missing for 36 days as police deny detaining him

The Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Şırnak Provincial Chairman Hurşit Külter has been missing since May 27, while law enforcement denies his detention despite witness...

Last arrested Özgür Gündem editor-in-chief on duty released

Writer Ahmet Aziz Nesin, who was arrested along with others after serving as an editor-in-chief on duty for the Özgür Gündem daily, was released on...

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