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Istanbul Municipality renames 192 streets to remove traces of Gülen

The Istanbul Municipality has changed the names of 192 streets in a campaign largely aimed at removing any connection to Turkish Islamic cleric Fethullah...

Detention warrants issued for 79 Finance Ministry staff over Gülen links

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday issued detention warrants for one current and 78 former staff members of the Finance Ministry as...

Turkish singer Zuhal Olcay indicted on charges of insulting Erdoğan

An indictment has been filed accusing famous Turkish singer and actress Zuhal Olcay of “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a concert last...

CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu files criminal complaint against interior minister

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Monday filed a criminal complaint against Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu due to threatening...

Erdoğan: US has become ‘partner in bloodshed’ with Jerusalem decision

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday that the United States has become a partner in bloodshed with its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital...

Government removes opposition mayor over corruption investigation

  The Ministry of Interior Affairs announced on Friday that the mayor of İstanbul’s Ataşehir district from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has...

Press groups call on EU to be less deferential towards Turkey on rights violations

Several international press organization under the flagship of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) urged the European Union and its member states to use their influence...

[OPINION] Radical Islamists tapped to be judges and prosecutors in Turkey

  Abdullah Bozkurt A key pro-government association rooted in religious fanaticism and a jihadist mindset has been serving as a springboard for staffing Turkey’s judiciary as...

Research shows purge in Turkey ruined lives of 21,000 health care workers 

More than 21,000 health care professionals including doctors, nurses, medical professors, technicians and hospital staff have thus far been dismissed from public and private...

Turkish court rules Yeni Asya journalist Nur Ener to remain behind bars

The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled to continue the detention of Naciye Nur Ener Kılınç, who was imprisoned on March 5,...

Zaman journalist Soncan: I am honored to be in prison for my views

Emre Soncan, a former reporter for the Zaman daily’s Ankara bureau, said on Tuesday that he is honored to be behind bars for what...

Erdoğan: Turkey may sever ties with Israel if US recognizes Jerusalem as capital

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday reacted to the US’s potential recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saying Turkey may end...

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