Police in Afghanistan on Friday carried out raids to take over three high schools operated by the Gülen movement, the MedyaBold news website reported on Friday. After raiding two high…
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Journalist gets 8 years, 3 months for alleged terror links
The Muş 2nd High Criminal Court on Friday handed down a sentence of eight years, three months in prison to journalist İdris Sayılğan after his conviction of membership in a terrorist…
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Turkish Cypriot union says journalists hand-picked for Turkish FM’s event
A journalists union in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) said on Friday that the Turkish Embassy in Lefkosa (Nicosia) hand-picked journalists and questions for a media event with…
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Turkey’s Maarif fails to deliver success in Afghanistan: report
A report released in January by nongovernmental organization the Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) claims that schools in Afghanistan taken over from the Gülen movement and handed over to Turkey’s…
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Turkish court acquits commander of coup charges
The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court on Wednesday ruled for the acquittal of former 3rd Army Commander Gen. Erdal Öztürk, who was among 24 defendants in a trial concerning a…
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Latest poll shows AKP support has dropped to 35 percent
A recent survey by the Piar polling company shows support for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has dropped significantly since the last polls on June 24, standing at…
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Ban on flights to major Iraqi Kurdistan city to be lifted: Turkish minister
A ban on flights to Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, will be lifted on Friday, Turkey’s transport and infrastructure minister said on Wednesday. “Turkish Airlines will resume its flights from İstanbul to…
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Human rights defender professor forced to retire due to prison sentence
Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı, the head of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and a doctor of forensics, retired from her position at İstanbul University on Wednesday as her…
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Netherlands to put pressure on Ankara to avoid attack on Syrian Kurds: report
The Dutch government accepted two motions from Dutch MPs last week to pressure Turkey not to attack the Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) and its Kurdish element, the People’s Protection Units…
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Trump, Erdoğan discuss ‘negotiated solution’ for Syria in Sunday phone call
President Donald Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday about a “negotiated solution” for Syria, where the withdrawal of US troops has alarmed Kurdish allies of America…
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