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Turkey arrests 3 people protesting opposition party’s support for Syria incursion

Three people who attempted to stage a demonstration protesting the support for a Turkish military incursion into northern Syria extended by Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party...

Local Ä°stanbul authorities ban Hrant Dink foundation conference on history of central Anatolian city

The Hrant Dink Foundation on Thursday announced that a planned conference on the heritage of Kayseri province has been banned by local İstanbul authorities. The conference, titled “The...

Turkey replaces Kurdish mayors amid crackdown on criticism of Syria offensive

Turkey replaced the mayors of a Kurdish-majority town in its Southeast with a state official, the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) said, amid a crackdown at...

Erdoğan aide’s son-in-law acquitted of Gülen ties

The son-in-law of Bülent Arınç, a former deputy prime minister and a current member of the Presidential Higher Advisory Board, has been acquitted of terrorism charges stemming...

Thespian sentenced to 1 year in prison on ErdoÄŸan insult charges

Renowned Turkish thespian Orhan Aydın has been handed down a prison sentence of 11 months, 20 days on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

Turkish appeals court upholds prison sentences of 20 lawyers on terrorism charges

A regional Turkish appeals court on Wednesday upheld prison sentences handed down to 20 attorneys from now-closed lawyers associations on terrorism charges, the Bianet news website...

Opposition deputy says Turkey’s ‘judicial reform’ did not address problems of purge victims

After the first omnibus bill of Turkey’s planned judicial reform was passed by parliament, Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a prominent opposition deputy and human rights activist, said...

Turkey arrests 24 social media users for ‘smear campaign’ against Syria incursion

Turkish courts have arrested 24 social media users since the beginning of Turkey’s incursion into northeast Syria on Oct. 9 on charges of conducting a “smear...

Turkey briefly detains mother of young cancer patient who sought imprisoned father’s release

Zekiye Ataç, the mother of 8-year-old Ahmet Burhan Ataç, who is suffering from bone cancer, was detained and later released under judicial supervision after...

Turkish soldiers in Syria applaud footballers’ military salute at games

Turkish soldiers in northern Syria hailed the Turkish national players who gave military salutes at sport events in support of Turkey’s ongoing military operation in Syria,...

Turkey appoints trustee to aviation board after row with ministry

The Turkish government has appointed Minister of Customs and Trade Cenap Aşçı as trustee to the Turkish Aviation Board (THK), which has recently been involved in...

Turkish police detain 4 pro-Kurdish HDP mayors on alleged terrorist links

Turkish police detained four mayors from a pro-Kurdish party in dawn raids, widening a crackdown since Ankara launched an incursion into northern Syria a week ago,...

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