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İstanbul Governor’s Office issues warning to shops with Arabic signs

The İstanbul Governor’s Office has announced it issued warnings to hundreds of stores in the city ordering them to comply with the law and...

Police beat family members of train crash victims outside courtroom

The family members of the victims of a deadly train accident were reportedly beaten by the police inside a TekirdaÄŸ courthouse while the trial of rail...

ErdoÄŸan orders establishment of all-female universities

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called for the establishment of all-female universities, ordering the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) to work towards that end, the T24...

Kurdish politicians handcuffed and beaten by police in Turkey’s east

Two Kurdish co-mayors of Ağrı in eastern Turkey were subjected to excessive police force, the Diken news website reported on Wednesday. Betül Yaşar, who was elected mayor of...

Former ministry employee files criminal complaint against Babacan amid new party talks

A former public employee filed a criminal complaint alleging terrorism against Ali Babacan, a previous economy minister who has reportedly been engaged in efforts to establish...

Turkish defendant claims prosecutor, intel officer, policeman forced him to give false testimony

A prosecutor, an intelligence officer and a counterterrorism police officer threatened him in order to secure false testimony against terror suspects, said Cavit Yılmaz, a defendant...

Turkish journalist’s websites hacked after threat by nationalist leader

Two websites belonging to Turkish journalist Fehmi Koru were hacked after he was verbally threatened by nationalist leader and government partner Devlet Bahçeli, the Artı Gerçek news...

Kurdish deputy questions verdict sentencing university student to life based on secret witness testimony

A Kurdish opposition deputy submitted a parliamentary inquiry questioning a recent court verdict sentencing a university student to life based on testimony from a secret witness...

Ä°stanbul police detain 25 cab drivers for allegedly swindling tourists

Police in Ä°stanbul detained 25 taxi drivers for allegedly swindling tourists, the Diken news website reported on Tuesday. The detainees were referred to court on charges of aggravated...

Oil tanker explosion in Ä°zmir kills Italian citizen, injures 16 others: report

An explosion on an oil tanker killed one Italian citizen and injured 16 others in Turkey's western province of İzmir, the Hürriyet Daily News reported, citing...

Turkish government ends scholarships of students detained at LGBTI parade

Turkey’s Credit and Dormitories Institution (KYK) has cut scholarships and the loans of students who were detained on May 10 during an LGBTI pride march in...

Turkey had censored more than 245,000 websites, URLs as of end-2018: report

As of the end of 2018, Turkish authorities had banned access to a total of 245,825 websites and URLs, with only 11,879 of them censored by...

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