Five-month hunger strike by two educators has become focal point of opposition to government's tightening grip
Ankara accuses YPG of being offshoot of Kurdish rebel group PKK, which has been waging decades-long insurgency in Turkey
Visit comes amid deep rift between NATO allies over Syria and fighting Islamic State
Ankara courts Moscow as rift with Washington deepens over support to Syrian Kurds
Regional rivals seek common ground on Syrian end game and Kurdish aspirations
Turkish president is increasing targets in crackdown against opposition
Arrest warrants issued for 35 media workers, concern growing as media crackdown continues and extends abroad, with government vowing no let up against conspirators
Human Rights Watch calls on Turkish government for urgent investigation into spate of abductions, voicing fears Turkey is sliding back into dark past
Turkish military build-up continues on border of Syrian Kurdish enclave along with fiery rhetoric
German companies in Turkey reportedly under investigation for alleged coup links
Ankara steps up Russian rapprochement as it announces missile deal despite NATO allies' concerns
Erdogan's criticism puts current rapprochement efforts in question
17 journalists of Cumhuriyet newspaper face terrorist charges
Analysts suggest trip could also be about protecting interests of Turkey, which opened military base in Qatar, has been shuttling military equipment there
Ankara rejects Berlin's criticism but seeks to play down German foreign minister's attacks as a domestic affair, as fears grow over economic fallout of dispute
Growing number of German nationals detained in Turkey, but Ankara remains defiant
Turkish president promises intensification in crackdown and call for return of death penalty
Turkish warships dispatched to Cyprus in latest escalation in tensions over dispute over energy exploration rights, while Ankara and Athens exchange barbs
Anniversary follows opposition figure's nearly month-long justice march
Turkey's main opposition party leader is on a 450-kilometer walk from the capital Ankara to Istanbul, protesting what he says is a country that "has rapidly turned into a (one)-party state." The so-called "Justice March" comes just ahead of the anniversary of last July's failed coup attempt and resulting crackdown by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The march is becoming a powerful focal point for the opposition. Dorian Jones reports from Kocaeli, Turkey.
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