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Turkey calls Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum ‘grave mistake’

Turkey has criticized Iraqi Kurdish officials’ decision to hold a referendum for independence in Iraq’s autonomous northern region, calling it “a grave mistake.” In a...

10.5-year jail sentence sought for Cumhuriyet editor due to news headline

A prosecutor is seeking a jail sentence of up to 10.5 years for the Cumhuriyet daily's website editor Oğuz Güven, who has been behind...

HRW calls on Turkey to release Amnesty’s Kılıç

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Turkish authorities to immediately release Taner Kılıç, chair of the board of Amnesty International’s Turkey section,...

Erdoğan approves legislation for deploying troops to Qatar

Amid a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed relations with Doha, Turkish President Recep...

Turkish coast guard stops vessel, relieves captain for insulting Erdoğan on radio

A Panamanian-flagged vessel was forced to dock by the Turkish coast guard while it was sailing through the Dardanelles on Thursday after its Turkish...

3 consecutive life sentences sought for former İstanbul governor, police chief over Gülen links

An İstanbul prosecutor has submitted an indictment seeking three consecutive life sentences for former İstanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu and former Police Chief Hüseyin...

Fethullah Gülen writes for Politico Europe: Muslims have a unique responsibility in fighting terror

By Fethullah Gülen SAYLORSBURG, Pa. — The brutal, deadly attacks in London and Manchester on innocent civilians are the latest in a series of senseless...

Ankara finds US Congress resolution on bodyguard attack ‘against spirit of alliance’

Turkey has reacted to a US Congress resolution that condemns Turkey over the beating of protesters by bodyguards of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Kılıçdaroğlu says state of emergency deactivated Parliament

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said the state of emergency (OHAL) that was declared in Turkey in the aftermath...

Court releases NBA star Kanter’s father on judicial probation

A Turkish court on Wednesday released the father of NBA player Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. A court in...

Suspected killer says received gun from police on night of failed coup

Mustafa Maraş, a man who is standing trial for killing a tractor driver and injuring his brother in an incident that took place in...

[VIDEO] Erdoğan says people will punish Gülen followers in the streets if they ever get out of jail

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a public speech on Wednesday that if people affiliated with Turkey’s Gülen movement are released from prison...

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