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A former head of the army who vocally opposed the Gülenist network and who was imprisoned on fabricated evidence at the alleged behest of the group failed to attend a parliamentary commission set to investigate the July 15 coup attempt, which was blamed on the community, due to health reasons.

In the new bill prepared by the Justice Ministry, even though there are positive aspects, there are also quite a few concerning articles. 

It is as if the Justice Ministry wishes to normalize the laws made under the state of emergency and is consequently introducing amendments in criminal and procedural laws. 

Turkish journalist Soner Yalç?n appeared before court March 3 over allegations of insulting the president?s son Bilal Erdo?an in his book ?Lost Registry ? Erdo?an?s stolen case.?

Yalç?n denied the accusations during the trial in which he faces up to two years and eight months of prison with charges of ?insult via press or media outlets.?

Turkey ordered to pay compensation to journalists

STRASBOURG -- The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Turkey to pay a total of EUR 30,000 compensation to two Turkish journalists.

They were held in detention without sufficient evidence for more than a year.

It will be 21 years on July 2 since a group of fundamentalist Muslims torched a hotel in Sivas, burning 35 people alive, including artists, writers and musicians. On its anniversary, you can watch ‘Menekşe’den Önce’ (Before Menekşe) “Time?” asks the woman, her voice bemused and heart-broken at the same time. “It doesn’t heal anything.

While the perpetrators and motives for the attack in which Turkish Airlines’ (THY) security chief was killed in Mogadishu remains unclear, detailed information about the life of Saadettin Doğan has been revealed.