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[UPDATED] Turkish actor Atay released after a brief detention due to critical tweet

Turkish actor Barış Atay, known for his critical views of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government, was detained by police on Wednesday morning...

Erdoğan’s party rejects motion to cancel agreements with Israel

A motion proposing the annulment of economic, military and political agreements between Turkey and Israel was voted down by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling...

Kavala demands indictment in letter marking his six month in prison

Anadolu Kültür executive board chairman and jailed businessman Osman Kavala on Monday wrote a letter to mark his sixth month in pretrial detention, underlining...

HDP party council member arrested at İstanbul airport to serve prison sentence

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) party council member Pınar Aydınlar, also a famous folk singer, was arrested on Tuesday due to a final judgment by...

ATO report exposes Ankara detention center as a 21st century concentration camp

“There is no official detention or arrest center at the Ankara Police Department’s counterterrorism branch, and in the 21st century, in the capital of...

İYİ Party’s Akşener calls for Demirtaş’s release during presidential campaign

İYİ (Good) Party presidential candidate Meral Akşener on Tuesday called for the release from prison of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) former leader Selahattin Demirtaş,...

Turkey accused of using German spy software on CHP members during ‘March of Justice’

Turkish authorities used spy software developed by a German firm to infiltrate the smartphones of members of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...

Turkish lira hits record low after Moody’s warns of bank risk

The Turkish lira hit a record low on Tuesday, plunging to TL 4.46 to the US dollar, the BloombergHT news website reported. Following a negative...

2 journalists face lengthy jail sentences due to criticism of Afrin operation

An indictment drafted by Turkish prosecutors seeks 10 and a half years for two journalists, Artı TV Ankara representative Sibel Hürtaş and Mezopotamya news...

Campaign launched against lack of opposition election coverage on TRT

As the state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) attracts growing criticism for failing to give sufficient election coverage to opposition parties, an online campaign...

Detention warrants issued for 34 more military personnel, 19 arrested

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 31 active duty and three retired members of varying ranks from the...

[INTERVIEW] ‘For the Kurds, life has almost stopped in Diyarbakır,’ says Turkish politician who launched Brotherhood Walk

"I was not expecting to be interrupted. The police were ignoring us, since they got orders from their superiors. But this time, apparently the...

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