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Turkish journalist gets 9 years based on anonymous letter alleging terrorism

Vahit Yazgan, the former bureau chief of the shuttered Zaman daily in Turkey’s western province of İzmir, was sentenced to eight years, nine months...

Turkey rejects calls for Afrin cease-fire, slams NATO allies US, France

Turkey on Wednesday rejected Western calls to suspend its offensive in northwest Syria, saying the United States misunderstood the extent of a UN cease-fire...

İYİ Party leader receptive to proposal for ‘alliance of principles’ in elections

Leader of the newly founded İYİ Party Meral Akşener has given a green light to a proposal for an “alliance of principles” with the...

Turkey lambastes US statement that Syrian cease-fire includes Afrin

Turkey on Wednesday reacted to a statement by US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert calling on Ankara, which is conducting a military operation in...

Turkish state-run TV bans broadcasting of 208 songs

The state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) has banned the broadcasting of a total of 208 songs, 142 Turkish and 66 Kurdish, on...

Bank Asya managers face up to 22.5 years jail on terror charges

The former general manager and administrators of the now-closed Islamic lender Bank Asya have been indicted on terror charges and face jail sentences of...

UN official concerned about use of ‘brutal interrogation techniques’ in Turkey

A top UN official has expressed unease over increased allegations of torture and ill treatment in police custody in Turkey, voicing his suspicions about...

Academic arrested over Gülen links denied prescribed medication for 11 months

İbrahim Yakut, an associate professor who was arrested in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016 due to his...

[UPDATE] Turkey says Czech court’s release of Muslim shows support for terrorism

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ on Tuesday slammed a Czech court's decision earlier in the day to release former co-chairperson of the Syrian...

Physics teacher detained over Gülen links, baby left to neighbor’s care

Derya Erkan, a physics teacher in the Black Sea province of Samsun, was detained on Monday for alleged membership in the Gülen movement and...

Foreign academic indicted in Turkey on terror charges for using ByLock

An academic from Kosovo who used to work for the İzmir Institute of Technology has been indicted on charges of membership in a terrorist...

2 workers detained at İzmir airport after police check their social media messages

Two construction workers who went to İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport on Feb. 23 to fly to their hometown of Diyarbakır were detained by police...

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