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Uncertainty over CHP’s presidential candidate persists

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has not yet announced who the party’s presidential candidate will be in an election to be held...

Journalist claims man missing for 133 days tortured, forced to sign deposition

Journalist Erk Acarer has claimed that Ãœmit Horzum, a former civil servant who was found 133 days after he went missing in Ankara, was...

Turkey accuses Greece of protecting coup plotters with release of officer

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has accused Greece of protecting military officers who were allegedly involved in a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July...

2 more HDP deputies stripped of parliamentary status

The Turkish Parliament has stripped pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Osman Baydemir and Selma Irmak, who is currently in jail, of their parliamentary...

AKP spokesperson claims ErdoÄŸan has around 55 percent of the vote

Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Mahir Ünal has said public support for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s presidential candidacy is at around 55 percent,...

Life sentences handed down to 47 defendants in Polatlı phase of coup trial

A high criminal court in Ankara on Thursday handed down aggravated life sentences to 27 defendants and life sentences to 20 others due to...

Turkish gov’t: 77,081 people put in pretrial detention over Gülen links to date

At least 77,081 people have been put in pretrial detention over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement since a failed coup attempt in...

3,000 active duty officers to be dismissed from military over Gülen links

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on Wednesday said the government has identified 3,000 active duty military officers suspected of links to the Gülen movement...

Turkey extends emergency rule for seventh time

Turkey’s state of emergency was extended on Wednesday by another three months for the seventh time as the Turkish Parliament ratified a motion proposed...

Turkey to hold early elections on June 24

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on Wednesday called snap elections for June 24, saying economic challenges and the war in Syria meant the country...

Former officer removed from post due to Gülen links commits suicide

Fatih Uğur Koştan, a former captain who was removed from his post in February due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement, which...

Gülen-linked teacher deported from Malaysia gets 18-year jail sentence

A high criminal court in the Turkish capital of Ankara has handed down a jail sentence of 18 years to Alaaddin Duman, a teacher...

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