Official Gazette

Turkey's top court shuts down Önce Vatan Party after leader goes missing

The Constitutional Court has ruled to shut down Turkey's minor Önce Vatan Party (Homeland First Party), the leader of which, Hüseyin Demirel, is missing.

The party was founded under Demirel's leadership on May 21, 2014 but he went missing a short while after the establishment, reportedly taking millions of Turkish Liras with him. 

Gülen, two HDP MPs and 127 others face denaturalization within three months

A denaturalization process for U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, two lawmakers of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and 127 others has officially come into effect, according to a notice by the Interior Ministry published in the Official Gazette on June 5.

Turkey's top court orders police to be probed in wounding of hearing-impaired Gezi protester

Turkey's Constitutional Court has ordered an investigation into police officers who are accused of wounding a hearing-impaired demonstrator during the 2013 Gezi protests. 

Selçuk Yıldız, 28, was wounded and later suffered from a loss of vision when a tear gas canister allegedly fired by police at a distance of just five meters hit him during protests on July 3, 2013. 

New decree law includes 'hidden threats' against TV, radio broadcasters: Turkey's media watchdog member

Debate over a recently issued state of emergency decree law is continuing, as a Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) member elected from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said the new regulations include "hidden threats" against TV channels and radio broadcasters. 

Questions linger after decree law limiting matchmaking shows in Turkey

The future of TV dating shows in Turkey remains under a cloud after a state of emergency decree published on April 29, with the country's television watchdog saying a "study is under way" on the matter. 

"We are having the legal consultancy department conduct a study," RTÜK chair Prof. Dr. İlhan Yerlikaya told daily Hürriyet. 

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