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Minister claims number of PKK militants in Turkey decreased below 600

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Tuesday claimed there are less than 600 terrorists inside the country, referring to Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, the state-run...

Woman calls for release of stage 4 cancer patient husband from jail

The wife of 42-year-old teacher Özgür Doğan, who was arrested due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement, has called for the immediate release of...

Purge-victim teacher dies of cancer after spending 3 years in jail

Tacettin Toprak, a 36-year-old teacher who was purged from his job by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016, died...

Former PM Davutoğlu faces criminal complaint over remarks about terror events in 2015

A criminal complaint has been filed against former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on charges of failing to report a crime to the authorities due to...

Turkish police detain former Kurdish deputy

Selim Sadak, a former member of the Turkish Parliament from the ranks of a now-closed Kurdish political party, was detained by police in the southeastern province...

Construction of presidential complex near Lake Van to go ahead despite top court decision, Erdoğan says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the plans for a presidential complex in Ahlat near Lake Van will proceed despite a Constitutional Court decision to annul...

Turkish opposition deputy attacked by gunman in Malatya

Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Veli Ağbaba was attacked by a gunman during a meeting on Monday with party members in the eastern province of Malatya,...

Turkey’s main opposition ups support for Kurdish opposition after removal of mayors

Turkey’s main opposition increased its support for a Kurdish opposition party on Monday after three Kurdish mayors were dismissed by the Turkish government last week over...

5 Turkish generals stationed in northern Syria resign

Five generals in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have submitted their resignations, including the commander and deputy commander of a mechanized division currently stationed in northern Syria’s...

Municipal trustee used public funds to buy gifts for Erdoğan, ministers: report

Mustafa Yaman, who for the second time has been appointed by the Turkish government as a trustee to replace the mayor of Mardin in southeastern Turkey,...

Ex-PM Davutoğlu ignites debate on Turkey’s bloodiest summer in 2015

Former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on Friday sparked a debate on Turkey’s bloodiest summer, between June and November 2015, which saw successive terrorist attacks, saying that...

Turkey bans another pro-LGBT event in İstanbul: report

Authorities in İstanbul have banned the "Queer Olympix," organizers said Saturday, becoming the latest pro-LGBT event to be cancelled in Turkey, AFP reported. Some 130 participants were...

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