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70 percent of teachers in Turkey fear losing jobs due to post-coup purge

Seventy percent of the teachers in Turkey are afraid of losing their jobs, according to a poll conducted by the Eğitim-Sen trade union, because...

Prosecutor asks for aggravated life sentence for dismissed Kurdish mayor

A Turkish prosecutor on Friday demanded an aggravated life sentence for the dismissed co-mayor of Nusaybin in southeastern Turkey on charges of terrorism. Sara Kaya,...

Former Turkish PM’s son resurrects his father’s Welfare Party

Fatih Erbakan, the son of former Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, has resurrected his father’s Welfare Party (RP), which was closed by Turkey’s top...

Turkish prosecutors issue detention warrants for 56 people over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors on Fridays issued detention warrants for 56 people as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, the...

Turkish minister says US turned Syria, Iraq into ‘laboratory of terrorism’

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Friday said the US has turned Syria and Iraq into a “laboratory of terrorism,” accusing the NATO ally...

Erdoğan: Turkey still lagging behind in reading books and academic production

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on Friday that Turkey is still lagging behind when it comes to reading books and academic production. Speaking at...

Columnist claims popular Turkish TV series ‘Ezel’ contains Gülenist messages

Ultranationalist columnist Nihat Genç has argued in his column on the Oda TV news website that popular Turkish TV series “Ezel” contains Gülenist messages...

743 children jailed with their mothers in Turkey, rights group reveals

There were a total of 743 children jailed along with their mothers in Turkey’s prisons as of Nov. 16, according to a report released...

Critical journalist Aksoy arrested again to serve remaining sentence

Critical Turkish journalist Murat Aksoy was sent back to prison on Thursday after a regional appeals court last month upheld a two year, one...

Politician urges Turks to call public radio to hear pro-government song on central line

Muharrem İnce, who ran against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the presidential election on June 24, urged citizens on Thursday to dial the operator...

Deputy admits smashing iPhone to protest US was staged

A deputy from the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has admitted that he did not actually smash his iPhone in August to protest the...

Turkey closes down 6 refugee camps due to austerity measures

Turkey has closed down six camps for Syrian refugees due to austerity measures the government has taken amidst economic problems, the Cumhuriyet daily reported...

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