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Pro-gov’t journalist gets prison sentence on charges of insulting Atatürk

A pro-government Turkish journalist has been handed down a prison sentence of one-and-a-half years on charges of insulting the memory of Atatürk, the founder...

Euronews apologizes for controversial presentation of report on Atatürk’s illnesses

Euronews Turkish service has released a statement on social media apologizing for the way its news covering the illnesses of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the...

Cyprus withdraws schoolbook over Atatürk praise

Schools in the Greek Cypriot-run Republic of Cyprus were instructed Wednesday to remove a textbook from the curriculum because of its praise for modern...

Crimes committed against Atatürk’s memory see big rise under AKP rule: report

There has been a significant rise in the number of acts considered crimes against the memory of Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, under...

Turkey’s top cleric attacked for remarks in Hagia Sophia sermon: report

Turkey's top cleric has been attacked for comments deemed offensive to the modern republic's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, during a sermon at İstanbul's iconic...

Conversion of Hagia Sophia into mosque a message against secularism, Orhan Pamuk says

Nobel Prize-winning Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk has said the Turkish government’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque is a message against...

Erdoğan joins thousands for first Friday prayer at Hagia Sophia mosque: report

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, joined huge crowds on Friday for the first prayers at Hagia Sophia in nine decades, sealing his ambition to...

Erdoğan shrugs off criticism of executive presidency, gives Atatürk as an example

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday responded to criticism of Turkey’s executive presidential system of governance directed by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) by...

Criminal complaint filed against British speaker who likened Atatürk to the devil

The İstanbul Bar Association has filed a criminal complaint against Hamza Andreas Tzortzis, a British Muslim convert of Greek heritage and a public speaker who attracted widespread criticism...

Young woman arrested for insulting Atatürk and Erdoğan

A 19-year-old woman in Turkey’s western province of Uşak was arrested on charges of insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of...

Student who ‘insulted’ Atatürk arrested by Turkish court

A 21-year-old university student who was detained for “insulting” Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, was arrested by a court...

Erdoğan signals legislative proposal to transfer CHP shares in İşbank to Treasury

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he thinks the opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) shares in İşbank can be transferred to the Treasury...

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