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Turkish deputy PM: State of emergency to continue as long as necessary

A state of emergency that Turkey declared in the wake of a botched coup attempt in July is going to continue, with Deputy Prime...

Ankara mayor blames Gülen for son’s defeat in chamber of commerce election

Melih Gökçek, the mayor of Turkey’s capital province of Ankara, has blamed the Gülen movement for the defeat of his son, Osman Gökçek, in...

Small business owners, housewife arrested on coup charges in Nevşehir

A Nevşehir court on Sunday ruled for the arrest of two small business owners, a lawyer and a housewife as part of an investigation...

Turkey’s ex-military attaché to Brazil arrested on coup charges

Necmi Cansever, Turkey’s former military attaché to Brazil, was arrested by a court on Monday on charges of alleged membership in the Gülen movement,...

Scriptwriter fired for insulting Erdoğan’s son

An author and scriptwriter announced on Twitter on Monday that she had been fired by a production company after a court ruled for payment...

[VIDEO] Turkish FM: Time has come to bring Erdoğan, AKP together again

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Sunday that the time has come to bring President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and...

Investigation launched into 433 actors, performers

The Turkish government has launched an investigation into 433 performers of all types of for their support of academics who signed a declaration on...

Foundation reveals 85 percent of 20 million guns in Turkey unlicensed

The Umut (Hope) Foundation, a leading advocate of gun control in Turkey, has revealed that there are 20 million guns in the country and...

1,200 people across Turkey to stand trial over coup charges

Turkish prosecutors have prepared 17 indictments against 1,200 people across the country on the grounds that they aimed to overthrow the government in a...

Cumhuriyet columnist receives 2 death threats in a week

Aydın Engin, a veteran columnist for the Cumhuriyet daily, has reported that he received two death threats last week in İstanbul. Engin was first threatened...

6 including district director of education arrested over coup involvement

The former Fethiye district director of education and five directorate employees have been arrested in Muğla as part of an investigation targeting the Gülen...

Justice minister: 194,000 inmates in 372 prisons across Turkey

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said in a written statement that as of Oct. 12, 2016, there were 194,973 inmates in 372 Turkish prisons. In...

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