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Former party heavyweight hints AKP gov’t committed fraud in past elections

Opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) leader and former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan has hinted that the ruling Justice and Development Party...

Pregnant woman kept in prison over Gülen links despite regulations

Four-month-pregnant Dudu Arduç, 29, in contravention of regulations is being held in an Antalya prison on terrorism charges for her alleged links to the...

Jailed Kurdish leader DemirtaÅŸ should be left to rot in prison, MHP deputy says

Sermet Atay, a deputy from the right-wing Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said in a speech on Friday that jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş “should...

Educator İnandı still unable to use right arm due torture and mistreatment, photos reveal

Photographs released by the administration of Turkey’s notorious Silivri Prison on Saturday revealed that Orhan İnandı, a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator rendered to Turkey from Kyrgyzstan, still...

AKP co-founder says Dec. 17-25, 2013 investigations exposed gov’t corruption

One of the co-founders of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who parted ways with the party due to disagreements in 2007 has...

18 people detained in morning raids across Turkey

Police have taken 18 people into custody in four cities across Turkey in raids that were launched early in the morning, Turkish media reported on...

Nobel laureate Pamuk investigated on charges of insulting Atatürk, flag

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk on allegations of insulting the founder of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and...

5 arrested in southern Turkey for depositing money at Gülen-linked bank

Five people have been arrested in the southern province of Adana on charges that they deposited money at Islamic lender Bank Asya, which was...

Former intel official sentenced to 23 years on spying, terrorism charges

A former official at Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has been handed down a prison sentence of 23 years, four months on spying and...

Turkey’s state-owned enterprises lost $1.65 billion in 2020: report

Turkey’s state-owned enterprises suffered a loss of TL 16 billion ($1.65 billion) in total in 2020, local media reported on Saturday, citing a recent...

Turkish rights group takes legal action against ex-intel chief over torture confession

The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TÄ°HV) announced that it has brought legal action against a former intelligence chief who recently confessed in an...

I was electrocuted, beaten and made impotent, sexual torture victim says

Ayhan Demir, 45, said he was made impotent as a result of the sexual torture and electrocution he was subjected to during his detention...

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