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Four students of the Middle East Technical University (METU), who had been arrested on charge of “insulting the president” due to a banner that they carried at their graduation ceremony, and one person, who had alle…

Witness Testifying in Journalist Khashoggi Investigation Speaks

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The testimonies of witnesses have started to be taken as part of the investigation launched into the killing of the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in İsta…

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS: One More Academic Given Suspended Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months

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Trial of academics, who have been charged with “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” for having signed the declaration entitled “We will not be a party to this crime” prepared by the Academics for Peace, con…

BİA MEDIA MONITORING/ 2018 JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER: Is It Way to Prison by Verdict Instead of Freedom for Journalists?

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In the period of July-August-September 2018 BİA Media Monitoring Report, centralization and authoritarianization have become deeper. Violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, especially that of freedom of …

Erdogan, Trump hold phone conversation on Khashoggi

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the U.S. President Donald Trump have held a phone conversation on slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkey’s presidential press office said early Monday.According to a statement by the presidential pres…

Khashoggi’s fiancee receives police protection

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Istanbul’s governorate on Sunday ruled a protection order for Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Khashoggi was last seen on Oct. 2 when he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.After days of denying to know his whereabou…

Turkey’s indigenous red apple awaits patent

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An apple endemic to Turkey’s northeastern Ardahan province awaits registration from the Turkish Patent and Brand Institution (TURKPATENT).The Posof apple of Arhadan has red skin and flesh.Ardahan Trade and Industry Chamber (ATSO) Chairman Cetin Demirci…

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Turkish Red Crescent sends aid to quake-hit Indonesia

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The Turkish Red Crescent has distributed food and hygienic supplies to disaster-hit Indonesia, the aid agency said in a statement on Sunday.As part of the aid efforts in temporary shelter center built with the tents sent from Turkey, victims of natural…

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Khashoggi’s fiancee receives police protection

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Turkey’s indigenous red apple awaits patent

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Erdogan to make statement on Khashoggi killing Tuesday