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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during a speech in New York on Thursday that a failed coup attempt on July 15 presented him with opportunities that are not available in normal times. Speaking at a panel discussion sponsored by the Turkish American Cultural Society, Erdoğan targeted the Gülen movement, inspired by the views of […]

Journalist and author Ahmet Altan was arrested by an İstanbul court on Friday for allegedly “attempting a coup” and “being a member of FETÖ,” a term the government coined to refer to the faith-based Gülen movement, Cumhuriyet daily has reported. Police detained Altan late on Thursday after the İstanbul 1st Penal Court of Peace issued

Rebuffing public criticism sparked by a government decision to remove elected Kurdish mayors suspected of having links to militants, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Sunday said his government will continue its policy of appointing administrators to Kurdish-run municipalities. Speaking to the Hurriyet daily over the weekend, Yildirim said the government will not stop by