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Turkey detains 21 critics of military offensive in northeast Syria: report

Turkish authorities on Thursday launched investigations into leaders of the pro-Kurdish opposition and detained 21 people for criticizing a military offensive against a Kurdish militia in northeast...

Man employed by former Ankara mayor as ‘Fetö specialist’ never worked

Çetin Acar was employed as a specialist on Fetö, a derogatory term coined by the Turkish government to refer to the Gülen movement as a terrorist...

MHP leader’s 16-day absence from public view leads to speculation about his health

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has been out of the public eye for 16 days due to health problems, a situation that has led...

Turkish-Armenian rights activist released on probation following brief detention

Arlet Natali Avazyan, a Turkish human rights activist of Armenian origin who was detained in Ä°stanbul on Tuesday due to a family photo of Turkish Foreign...

Parents who lost 2 children in boat tragedy recount horror at sea

The parents of two children who died in a boat accident in the Aegean Sea while trying to flee Turkey to avoid an ongoing government crackdown...

Turkish-Armenian rights activist detained over tweet about FM’s family

Arlet Natali Avazyan, a Turkish human rights activist of Armenian origin, was detained in Ä°stanbul on Tuesday due to a family photo of Turkish Foreign Minister...

Turkish court rules to keep businessman Kavala in jail during Gezi Park trial

A Turkish court ruled to keep renowned Turkish philanthropist and rights advocate Osman Kavala, accused of trying to overthrow the government during the Gezi Park protests...

Turkish Parliament approves Syria, Iraq cross-border motion

A motion extending the mandate of the Turkish Armed Forces to conduct military operations in Iraq and Syria for another year was approved by the Turkish...

Turkey orders 80 detentions in post-coup crackdown on Gülen followers

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 80 people as part of a large-scale post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement. The Ankara Chief...

Court rules to keep Altan, Ilıcak and 3 others in prison during retrial

The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled for a continuation of the incarceration of five defendants, including veteran journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak,...

German NGO employee in Turkey gets suspended sentence for insulting ErdoÄŸan

A Turkish court on Tuesday handed down a one-year suspended sentence to Aret Demirci, a German citizen of Turkish origin and an employee of...

Syrian refugees in Turkey highlight racism after suicide of 9-year-old boy: report

Syrians in Turkey are highlighting widespread racism against refugees after the death by suicide of a 9-year-old boy in Kocaeli province on Friday, BBC reported. Wael al-Saud...

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