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Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet, whose top two journalists were arrested last week on charges of espionage and terrorist propaganda, is facing an investigation into its tax accounts, its chief executive said. 

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said two prominent journalists, daily Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar and Ankara Bureau Chief Erdem Gül, may be tried without arrest, daily Hürriyet has reported.

Two prominent journalists, who were detained Nov. 26 on charges of espionage and assisting a terrorist organization through a news report on an alleged arms supply to fighting groups in Syria, urged the EU not to compromise on to reach an agreement with Turkey to help stem flows of migrants to Europe.

Domestic and international press institutions and political figures have condemned the Nov. 26 arrest of daily Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gül for their news report on Syria-bound intelligence trucks.

Turkey's left-wing opposition has strongly condemned the arrest of two prominent journalists on charges of assisting terrorists, with the leaders of both the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) arguing the "unlawful" decision was personally imposed by President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has publicly and personally threatened the editor-in-chief of a daily which published video footage that it said showed security forces discovering weapons being sent to Syria on trucks belonging to the state intelligence agency.

Amendments to the structure of Bulgaria's Ministry of Interior and the state security agendy DANS are to be tabled on Wednesday, the biggest party GERB's Parliament group chair Tsvetan Tsvetanov has said.