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Up to 15 years in prison sought for 21 former TRT staff due to Gülen links

A prosecutor has drafted an indictment seeking up to 15 years in prison for 21 former state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) staff...

Academic hunger striker’s sister detained during protest in Ankara

Beyza Gülmen, the sister of academic Nuriye Gülmen, was detained on Monday during a protest to support jailed educators Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who...

Interior Ministry: 151 detained in one week due to social media posts

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 151 people have been detained over the past week on charges of disseminating propaganda on social...

PEN: We joyfully celebrate the anniversary of ‘press freedom’ in Turkey

PEN International Turkey celebrated with irony the 109th anniversary of press freedom in Turkey on July 24, which coincided with the first day in...

Interior Ministry: 43 PKK militants neutralized in one week

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a total of 43 outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists have been neutralized across Turkey over...

[OPINION] Arms smuggler IHH activists filling government jobs in Turkey

by Abdullah Bozkurt The network of Turkey’s highly controversial charity group the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İnsan Hak ve Hürriyetleri...

Press organizations condemn Turkish media for ignoring Cumhuriyet trial

Several press organizations including the Turkish Journalists Association (TGC), Turkish Journalists Union (TGS), Turkish Press Council and PEN Writers Association have condemned Turkish media...

Berlin says Turkey dropped terror link charge against German firms

Germany said Turkey had informed it on Monday that it had dropped accusations of "terrorism" funding against nearly 700 German companies amid an escalating...

Schaeuble accuses Erdoğan of gambling with centuries-old ties to Germany

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is putting at risk his country's centuries-old ties with Germany. Bilateral relations deteriorated...

Cumhuriyet journalists appear in court 267 days after arrest

The trial of 17 suspects, including Cumhuriyet daily journalists and executives who were arrested in November 2016, began at an İstanbul court on Monday,...

40 percent of top military commanders purged in post-coup period, report says

One hundred thirty generals and admirals in the Turkish military were either dismissed or suspended as part of a widespread purge following a failed...

Pro-gov’t daily claims German BND behind Amnesty meeting on Büyükada

Twelve days after the pro-government daily Star accused human rights defenders detained in Turkey of being linked to the US CIA intelligence agency and...

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