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German FM: Journalist Yücel is Turkey’s hostage

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has said German journalist Deniz Yücel, who has been jailed in Turkey since Feb. 14, is being held hostage...

Political cartoonist Trivedi draws Turkey’s jailed mothers

Aseem Trivedi, an Indian free speech activist and political cartoonist, has drawn cartoons of 15 mothers and their newly born babies who have...

2 AKP provincial chairmen resign after Erdoğan signals major shakeup in party

The ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Hakkari and Şırnak provincial chairmen resigned days after party chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled a...

[UPDATE ] Prosecutor appeals court ruling to release Turkish comedian Demirci

The Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office has appealed a Thursday court decision to release on judicial probation Turkish comedian Atalay Demirci, who was arrested in...

Turkey criticizes Merkel’s remarks on customs union, calls them ‘unfortunate’

Turkish Minister for European Union Affairs Ömer Çelik said on Thursday that remarks made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on not expanding a customs...

CHP chair responds to arrest allegations, says AKP used to planning conspiracies

In response to arrest threats made by Turkish President and Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, main opposition...

British FM Johnson leaves Turkey after a weeklong ‘secret’ holiday, report says

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and his family came to Turkey on a “secret” holiday last week, the Doğan news agency reported on Wednesday. According...

[OPINION] The democratic Parliament in Turkey is no more

Abdullah Bozkurt One of the most lethal blows dealt to the democratic functioning of the government, the rule of law and the legitimacy of...

5 suspected ISIL members planning attack nabbed in Samsun

Turkish police detained five suspected members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the northern Turkish province of Samsun upon...

NY court denies bail for jailed Turkish state bank executive

Richard Berman, a senior US federal judge for the Southern District of New York, on Tuesday denied a bail request for Deputy General Manager...

27 soldiers detained over alleged links to Gülen movement

Twenty-seven soldiers have been detained in police raids in six cities across Turkey as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, which...

38 new prisons built last year, 76 under construction, 113 in planning process

The Turkish Justice Ministry has announced that out of 381 prisons in Turkey, 139 of them were built in the last 10 years and...

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