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The rise and fall of a Turkish intelligence officer
Basri Aktepe, a former top officer of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), was arrested on Sept. 7 in Ankara over having alleged links to Fethullah Gülen, the U.S.-based Islamist preacher who is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding the bloody coup attempt of July 15.
Turkish banks fend off cyberattacks, some transactions hit
A number of Turkish banks reported serious disruption in online operations and credit card transactions Dec. 25, as hackers stepped up a series of cyberattacks seen in the country over the past week.
Court releases three suspects in top officials' wiretapping case
An Ankara court has ruled for the release of three arrested suspects in the case into officials from Turkey?s top science body and telecommunications authority on charges of illegally wiretapping the encrypted phones of high-ranking state officials, including then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.
Suspects from top science body deny illegal wiretapping
The first hearing of a case into officials from Turkey's top science body and top telecommunications authority on charges of illegally wiretapping the encrypted phones of high-ranking state officials, including then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, was held before the Ankara 2nd Heavy Penal Court on July 13.
Case into wiretapping against high-ranking officials begins
The case into 28 people from Turkey's top science body and top telecommunications authority illegally wiretapping the encrypted phones of high-ranking state officials, including then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, will begin on July 13.
Turkish court fails to hire 'artificial vagina expert,' acquits porn suspects
A Turkish judge has taken full responsibility in a pornography case while acquitting the investigation?s suspects after the court failed to find an ?expert on artificial vaginas.?
Turkey blocks popular URL shortener due to 'technical error'
Turkish authorities have told daily Hürriyet that they blocked access to a popular link shortening service due to a "technical error," causing a brief outage that triggered a nationwide outcry.
Sharing banned content on social media to be criminalized with new bill
Social media users who share content that has been subject to a legal complaint in Turkey will be punished, according an omnibus bill currently being debated in parliament, daily Radikal has reported.
Suspects in Turkey's espionage probe face life sentences
The Gölba?? Public Prosecutor?s Office in Ankara has completed its investigation into suspects detained in an operation launched on claims that they wiretapped and spied on figures including then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, demanding life sentences for 28 people.
Approved article gives Turkish gov't power to shut down websites in four hours
Parliament has approved a key article of the contentious omnibus bill which gives power to the prime minister and other ministers to shut down websites within four hours, just six months after a similar bill was overturned by the Constitutional Court.