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Turkey detains 24 over 'terror propaganda'

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Turkish authorities have detained 24 people on suspicion of disseminating "terror propaganda" against Turkey's military operation inside Syria, the interior ministry said on Monday. The suspects are being held in a nationwide crackdown on those posting social media messages deemed to be supportive of terror groups, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. The arrests come after President Recep Tayyip ErdoganRead more

Turkey 'not satisfied' with US assurance

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Turkey on Thursday described as far from satisfactory US assurances playing down plans to create a border force in northern Syria made up of Kurdish militia forces deemed as "terrorists" by Ankara. Washington said it is training a 30,000-strong border force on Syria's northern frontier with Turkey, comprised of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, whom Ankara accuses ofRead more

Turkey faces diplomatic minefield over new Syria operation

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Turkey has ramped up its rhetoric to threaten an imminent cross-border incursion against Kurdish militia in Syria but the attitude of Russia and to a lesser extent the United States will determine the nature of the operation, analysts say. The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia controls key northern Syrian towns including Manbij and Afrin, and is an ally ofRead more

Turkey steps up IS arrests under shadow of New Year attack

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Turkey on Sunday arrested more suspected Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in a major crackdown on the extremist group ahead of a New Year overshadowed by the first anniversary of the nightclub terror attack that left 39 dead. Just minutes into 2017, Istanbul was rocked by an attack by an Uzbek gunman acting on behalf of IS who fired indiscriminatelyRead more

Journalist and judge clash in Turkey

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A judge ejected one of Turkey's most respected investigative journalists from court Monday and ruled that he and three other suspects should remain in jail, in the controversial trial of staff from the main opposition newspaper. It was one of the angriest exchanges so far in the trial on terror charges of 17 current and former writers, cartoonists and executivesRead more

Trial of Turkey opposition newspaper staff resumes

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The controversial trial of staff from Turkey's main opposition newspaper accused of terror links resumed Monday, in a case which has raised alarm over press freedom under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Seventeen current and former writers, cartoonists and executives from Cumhuriyet ("Republic") are accused of supporting three "armed terrorist organisations". They face up to 43 years in prison and fourRead more

Trial of Turkey opposition newspaper staff resumes

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Turkey joins Russia and Iran in supporting Syria

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Russia, Turkey and Iran have reaffirmed their “strong and continued commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic”. The three nations issued the statement giving their support after the Astana summit on Dec. 21-23. As the Russian Foreign Ministry is currently preparing a list of participants to attend a peace congress in Sochi onRead more

Istanbul court orders conditional release of German reporter Tolu: lawyers

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A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release under judicial control of a German journalist and translator charged with membership of a banned radical leftist group, her lawyers said. The court ruled that 33-year-old Mesale Tolu, who was initially detained in late April, would be released along with other five remaining detainees in the case, the Law Office of theRead more