Censorship in Turkey
At least 37 killed in Ankara blast: Health minister
At least 37 were killed while 125 wounded people were hospitalized after an explosion hit central Ankara on March 13, Health Minister Mehmet Müezzino?lu has said in a press conference.
A bomb-laden car caused the blast, Interior Minister Efkan Ala said at the same conference after a security meeting in Ankara.
Clashes in Constantinople, Turkey
Violent clashes broke out between Turkish police and protesters in Constantinople Friday, when demonstrators were marching to mark the 2 year anniversary of the death of a 15-year old boy in anti-government demonstrations.
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Turkish media to be inspected on conforming to 'traditional family values'
Measures will be taken in order to ensure that all broadcasts and publications in Turkish media conform to "traditional family values," according to the government's official program for 2016 published at the Official Gazette on Jan. 23.
Turkey Remands in Custody 12 Suspects over Jan. 12 Istanbul Bombing
The number of suspects detained in connection with last week's deadly blast in Istanbul has increased to 12 after Turkish authorities arrested two more people, state-run Anadolu Agency (AA) reported on Wednesday.
Turkey Arrests One Suspect over Istanbul Suicide Attack
Turkish authorities arrested a suspect believed to have been involved in the deadly suicide attack in Istanbul on Tuesday.
This was announced by Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala on Wednesday during a joint press conference with his German counterpart Thomas de Maiziere.
ISIL hits at Turkey's image abroad
Yesterday's attack perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has important differences from the jihadist organization's two previous suicide bombings on Turkish territory, the Oct. 10 twin suicide attack in Ankara and the July 22 bombing in Suruç in ?anl?urfa province.
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Media ban swifter than ambulances: CHP leader
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has chastised Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for being incapable of governing the country, citing the swift imposition of a broadcast ban following the Jan. 12 suicide bomb attack in Istanbul as evidence of such incapability.
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Syrian bomber identified from body parts (graphic content)
A suicide bomber believed to be from Syria killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 15 in Istanbul’s historic center on Tuesday.
Senior security officials said the attack near the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia was probably planned by Islamic State.
At Least Ten Killed, 15 Injured as Explosion Hits Tourist Area of Istanbul
At least ten people are believed to have been killed and fifteen other injured after an explosion occurred in the touristic neighbourhood of Sultanahmet in Istanbul on Tuesday morning.
TV watchdog fines two broadcasters for slander against Ayd?n Do?an
Turkey's TV and radio watchdog has fined three private broadcasters for publishing "news contrary to the facts" and for slander against Ayd?n Do?an, the founder and honorary chairman of Do?an Holding, which owns daily Hürriyet.