Turkish lawmakers on Thursday approved three more articles in a hugely controversial bill bolstering the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as lawmakers brawled and threw objects in a session of high tension. Lawmakers have since the start of the week been debating the first reading of the 18-article ...
At least 780 people, including 350 foreigners, remain in detention — some of whom have been convicted — for suspected links to the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group, according to the Turkish Justice Ministry. The Justice Ministry released a report on Wednesday saying a ...
