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'Yes' vote will win in referendum, finishing off PKK and ISIL: Turkish PM Yıldırım
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) will be eradicated if "yes" vote triumphs in the April 16 referendum on shifting Turkey to an executive presidency, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said.
Turkey slams US over critical human rights report
Turkey has lashed out at the United States for criticizing measures taken in the aftermath of the July 2016 coup attempt in its annual human rights report, describing these criticisms as "unacceptable allegations, misrepresentations and interpretations that do not reflect reality."
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Deniz Yücel, reporter from Germany's Die Welt, arrested in Turkey
The Turkish authorities on Feb. 27 arrested a correspondent from German newspaper Die Welt on charges of "propaganda in support of a terrorist organization" and "inciting the public to violence."
Deniz Yücel, a dual citizen of Turkey and Germany, was initially detained by police on Feb. 14.
Turkish Deputy PM Numan Kurtulmuş tells media to 'watch its step'
The media should be on alert against the "propaganda power of terrorism" and will have to "watch its step," Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on Feb. 23, state-run Anadolu agency has reported.
PKK militant killed after ordering deadly attack on lodgings in Turkey's southeast
A senior figure from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) who was killed during an operation in southeastern province of Mardin on Feb. 17 had previously ordered a car bomb attack that killed two people at lodgings housing judicial personnel in Şanlıurfa later in the day, authorities have alleged.
948 detained over terror propaganda on social media after Istanbul twin bombings
A total of 948 people have been detained after twin bombings in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul in December 2016 which claimed 46 lives over the past two months for allegedly providing support to terror or disseminating terror propaganda through social media, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Feb. 8.
Istanbul among world's safest metropolis except for terror threat: Governor
Istanbul is one of the safest metropolises in the world - apart from the terror threat originating from Middle East - Istanbul Gov. Vasip Şahin said Feb. 1, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
German court jails high-ranking PKK figure for three years
A court in Germany has sentenced a 53-year-old Turkish citizen to three years in jail on charges of "membership of a foreign terror organization" after ruling that he carried out outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) activities in eight different German cities for over a year.
Wanted female militant met suspect who bought car used in Istanbul bomb attacks: Report
A female militant who is currently being sought for her alleged links to a deadly Istanbul bomb attack outside Beşiktaş football club's Vodafone Arena on Dec. 10, 2016, previously met with the suspect who bought the car used in the attack, daily Sabah has reported.
Police searching for third female militant in Istanbul twin bomb attack
Istanbul police are searching for a third militant in the deadly December 2016 terror attack outside Beşiktaş football club's Vodafone Arena.
The militant, images of whom suggest is female, is suspected of acting together with and supervising the two militants who carried out the bomb attacks at two sites in downtown Istanbul, claiming at least 45 lives.