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174 jails to be built in Turkey

174 jails to be built in Turkey

More than 170 jails will be built over the next five years in Turkey, according to a statement from the Justice Ministry. The ministry’s move comes after the overcrowding in jails caused by the arrests linked to the July 15 failed coup …

Erdogan: people of Turkey want death penalty back

Erdogan: people of Turkey want death penalty back

The people of Turkey demand reinstating the death penalty, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Erdogan said that if the Turkish parliament decides to restore the death penalty, no one has the right to criticize …

US gives closest attention to Gulen's extradition

US gives closest attention to Gulen's extradition

The US Justice Department gives the closest attention to Turkey's requests to detain the Turkish Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, the US Justice Department spokesman Peter Carr said. Turkey …

Stoltenberg: we welcome Turkey's efforts against Daesh

Stoltenberg: we welcome Turkey's efforts against Daesh

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday he welcomed Turkey's efforts against Daesh and that Ankara had a right to defend itself, Reuters reported. "We welcome Turkey's increasing efforts to …

73 more air force personnel dismissed in coup attempt probe

73 more air force personnel dismissed in coup attempt probe

A further 73 personnel from the Turkish Air Force have been dismissed from the army as part of the ongoing investigation into the Fetullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), which has been accused of the failed coup attempt of July 15, the …

Support for Turkey's President Erdoğan surpasses 70 percent

Support for Turkey's President Erdoğan surpasses 70 percent

MAK Research Company has conducted a comprehensive public survey on the Turkish government's performance within the first 100 days, Daily Sabah reports.  The most striking result revealed that 90 percent of the Turkish public …

'Akinci' air base in Ankara renamed

'Akinci' air base in Ankara renamed

The 'Akinci' air base located in Ankara has been renamed as 'Murted', Trend reports citing HaberTurk newspaper. This air base was used as a stronghold of plotters during the …

Turkey disappointed with EU after  coup attempt

Turkey disappointed with EU after coup attempt

Turkey won’t take part in any future plan to stop migrants entering the European Union unless the bloc gives visa-free access to Turkish citizens, the country’s EU affairs minister said. Turkey will continue to implement the …

Will EU rhetoric play into Erdogan's hands?

Will EU rhetoric play into Erdogan's hands?

Turkey, as well as the West, knows that the country will not be included in the EU for a long time, therefore, the statements of the European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Guenther Oettinger, that Turkey …

53 Türk Telekom employees detained in Turkey

53 Türk Telekom employees detained in Turkey

53 employees at the Turkish telecommunications company Türk Telekom have been detained in the second wave of an operation launched against the company targeting the alleged followers of the Gülen movement. As part of an …

36 businessmen arrested in Turkey

36 businessmen arrested in Turkey

Turkish police arrested 36 businessmen, local media reported. The reason for their arrest was possible involvement in the movement of Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of organizing a coup in Turkey. …

Turkey arrests three former diplomats over coup plot

Turkey arrests three former diplomats over coup plot

A Turkish court on Saturday placed under arrest three former top diplomats, including an advisor to ex-president Abdullah Gul, over links to the failed July 15 coup, state media said, BDlive reported. …

 Gülenist former prosecutor detained in Turkey

Gülenist former prosecutor detained in Turkey

A former Turkish prosecutor, Gultekin Avci, was captured in the western city of İzmir after a court issued an arrest warrant for Avci on charges of being a member of a terrorist organization. Avci was a staple on …

 Turkey sacks almost 600 colonels

Turkey sacks almost 600 colonels

Turkey has dismissed 586 colonels, TRT Haber news channel reports. This decision was made at the Turkish Supreme Military Council’s meeting held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. …

Program of Biden’s visit to Turkey made public

Program of Biden’s visit to Turkey made public

The program of the US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Turkey on August 24 has been made public, Haberturk newspaper reports. The vice president will have his first meeting with the Speaker of the Turkish …

Yildirim meets opposition leaders to discuss coup

Yildirim meets opposition leaders to discuss coup

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim met with the leaders of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for the second time since the failed coup attempt on July 15. …