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Erdogan Meets Chief Prosecutor Amid Judicial Independence Row
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Ankara Chief Prosecutor Yuksel Kocaman at the presidential office on Tuesday, prompting criticism, on the day of the European Court of Human…
Erdogan Takes Aim at Soros Over Jailed Turkish Philanthropist
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused George Soros of aiding a jailed Turkish philanthropist facing hugely controversial charges of seeking to otherthrow the…
Poll: One in Every Three AK Party Voters Thinks Turkey is Going Downhill
One third of the Turkish people, who voted for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), believe that the circumstances are becoming worse in the…
Turkey Detains Prominent Academics Linked to Jailed Activist
Turkish police on Friday detained over a dozen people including academics from two Istanbul universities linked with an association led by imprisoned human rights activist Osman Kavala, a…
Poll Shows 41 Pct Support for Erdogan’s AK Party, 25 Pct for Opposition
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) received support from 41 percent of the participants in a poll conducted by the research center Metropoll ahead of the upcoming local…
German-Kurdish Singer Sentenced to Six Years on Terror Charges
A German-Kurdish singer was sentenced on Wednesday to more than six years in prison in Turkey for membership of a terrorist organization, her lawyer said.
Another Academic Detained After Conviction of ‘Insulting Erdogan’
Law professor Cenk Yigiter, one of the signatories of 'Academics for Peace' that opposed the government offensives on Kurdish-majority provinces, has been detained by the conterterrorism…
Journalist Gets Prison Sentence After Calling Erdogan ‘Dictator’
Syrian-Turkish journalist Husnu Mahalli has been handed down a 29-month prison sentence on charges of "insulting the president" and a 20-month sentence for "insulting government officials,"…
Top Auditor Discharged After Reporting Corruption
A senior official at Turkey's Court of Accounts, Fikret Coker, was dismissed from his position shortly after the top body issued 2017's audit reports, which exposed over 700 million TL worth…
Former Istanbul Governor Starts His Jail Time in Edirne Prison
Istanbul's ex-governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu handed himself over to the authorities at the Edirne courthouse on Wednesday in order to start serving his time for helping the Gulen movement,…