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Turkey to increase authority of police, prosecutors for more efficient coup trials

Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is drafting a package of comprehensive changes to the country's Code on Criminal Procedure (CMK) and the...

Another AKP district chairman killed by PKK militants in eastern Turkey

Deryan Aktert, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) chairman in Diyarbakır’s Dicle district, was killed in an attack by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists...

European judges associations urge adherence to rule of law in Turkey

In a joint statement released on Monday four European judges associations urged Turkey to abide by the fundamental principles of the rule of law...

Turkey, Russia sign natural gas deal, normalize relations

During Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to Turkey since a crisis over a downed jet strained relations last year, Russia and Turkey signed...

Court rejects appeal for release of journalist Altan

An application filed by lawyers for journalist and author Ahmet Altan, who has been in Silivri Prison since Sept. 23, for the release of...

Noncommissioned officer commits suicide under detention

A noncommissioned officer committed suicide in the police station where he had been held in detention for alleged links to the Gülen movement, which...

Court appoints trustees to 3 companies including e-commerce website

A court in the Black Sea province of Samsun has appointed trustees to three companies including the popular online shopping company, tozlu.com, over their...

AKP threatening, obstructing work of AKUT, chairman says

Co-founder and chairman of Turkey's prominent Search and Rescue Association (AKUT) Nasuh Mahruki has said the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been exerting...

1 soldier killed, 6 injured in PKK attack in Diyarbakır

Only one day after Turkey lost 15 people, including 10 soldiers, to Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorism in the country's southeastern province of Hakkari,...

1,738 detained while illegally crossing Turkish borders on Sunday

The Turkish military stated on Monday that 1,738 people were caught by border police while attempting to illegally cross Turkish borders on Sunday, the...

PM Yıldırım to Iraq: Be a state first, then criticize Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has strongly reacted to ongoing criticism from Baghdad about a Turkish military presence at the Bashiqa base in northern...

Crowds face police intervention as they gather to commemorate Ankara massacre victims

Turkish police on Monday used force against people and detained dozens who wanted to gather in front of Ankara’s central train station to commemorate...

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