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AKP moves to expel 4 members including former PM Davutoğlu from party

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has taken action to expel four members including former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who is planning to establish a...

Prior conviction prevents Demirtaş’s release from prison after court ruling

The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Monday ruled to release jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş pending trial, but he was not allowed to leave prison...

Turkey has prosecuted some 1,500 lawyers, arrested 599, since failed coup: report

Turkey has prosecuted more than 1,500 attorneys, arresting 599 of them, on terrorism charges, since a 2016 failed coup, according to a newly released...

Turkish border guards disperse angry Syrian protestors demanding Ankara help stop Damascus attacks: report

Turkish border guards on Friday fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of Syrian protesters demanding Ankara help stop a deadly Damascus...

Malaysia says Turkish national under UN protection deported on police advice: report

Malaysia on Friday confirmed that it had deported a Turkish asylum seeker registered with the United Nations, along with his family, after police said...

OHAL commission has rejected 77,600 out of 126,200 applications to date

A commission set up by the Turkish government to look into complaints from individuals who were adversely affected by government decrees during a state of emergency...

Turkey could possibly rejoin F-35 program if S-400s removed from country: Pentagon

The Pentagon would consider allowing Turkey to rejoin the F-35 stealth jet program only if the Russian S-400 air defense system is completely removed from Turkish...

Kurdish mayors vow to challenge their removal in court

Three Kurdish mayors sacked by the Turkish government this month over alleged links to militants on Thursday lambasted a "political putsch" they vowed to challenge in...

Former justice minister resigns from AKP: report

Former Justice and Development Party (AKP) minister Sadullah Ergin has resigned from the party, joining a group of other politicians who recently parted ways with the...

Jailed journalist Türköne says he is hopeful Turkey will restore rule of law

Journalist and political scientist Professor Mümtaz’er Türköne, who is among the dozens of journalists critical of the government arrested in the aftermath of a failed coup...

İstanbul mayor cuts over $60 million in support to pro-gov’t foundations

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Tuesday announced that the municipality had cut more than TL 357 million ($61.40 million) in financial support for pro-government foundations, Turkish...

Minister claims number of PKK militants in Turkey decreased below 600

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Tuesday claimed there are less than 600 terrorists inside the country, referring to Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, the state-run...

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