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Disabled teacher purged from job jailed on terrorism charges due to Gülen links

A 46-year-old disabled teacher who was removed from his job due to alleged links to the Gülen movement was sent to jail after an appeals court...

Diyarbakır municipal websites cut broadcasts in Kurdish after removal of mayor

A trustee who was appointed by Turkey’s Interior Ministry to replace the elected mayor of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır has ordered a halt to news...

Davutoğlu says not individuals but principles being expelled from ruling party

In former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu’s first remarks concerning the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) intention to expel him along with several others from membership,...

Erdoğan’s ruling party loses some 800,000 members in a year

Around 800,000 members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have parted ways with the party over the past year, according to a report on...

49 women murdered in August in Turkey

Forty-nine women were murdered across Turkey in August, according to a monthly report by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform. Of the 49 victims, 14 were killed by...

Erdoğan sees 10-point drop in approval rating in a year: poll

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s job approval rating has dropped 10 points over the past year, according to a survey conducted by the Ankara-based MetroPOLL polling...

Turkish minister claims US provided $22 million in aid to LGBT foundation in Ankara

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has claimed that the United States has provided financial aid in the amount of $22 million to a LGBT foundation in...

Turkish colonel purged from military dies of heart attack at age 45

Ömer Guni, a former colonel who was dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) by a government decree during a two-year-long state of emergency, has died...

Turkey sentences 41 ex-mayors from Kurdish party to nearly 260 years in prison

The Turkish Ministry of Interior has announced in a statement that 41 former mayors who were removed from office and replaced by government-appointed trustees between July 2016...

Interior minister targets İstanbul mayor for support of Kurdish mayors removed from office

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has targeted İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu for a visit to Diyarbakır where he met with Kurdish mayors who have been removed...

Netflix will stay in Turkey after new Internet broadcasting rules announced

US online streaming service Netflix has applied for a license to continue operating in Turkey under new online broadcasting rules, the head of the country’s television...

2 Kurdish mayors challenge Interior Ministry’s expulsion decision in court

Two out of three mayors in southeastern Turkey who were recently expelled from office by Turkey’s Interior Ministry on the grounds that they have links to...

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