Turkey arrests journalist for reporting on alleged judicial corruption
A Turkish court has ruled to arrest Furkan Karabay, an editor for the Gerçek Gündem news website who was detained on Thursday for reporting...
Academics give cold shoulder to Erdoğan’s call seeking to reverse brain drain from Turkey
Turkish academics who had gone abroad for better working conditions or those living in exile have brushed off a call from President Recep Tayyip...
Turkish journalist detained again for covering alleged judicial corruption
Furkan Karabay, an editor for the Gerçek Gündem news website, has been detained by the İstanbul police on accusations of “targeting officials fighting against...
Job applicant in Turkey rejected for having worked at Gülen-affiliated bank
Türkiye Finans Participation Bank has rejected a job application on the grounds that the applicant previously worked for Bank Asya, which was shut down...
Turkey suspends 445 police officers for suspected Gülen links
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has suspended 445 police officers working for the Security Directorate General (EGM) due to suspected links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
The...
Turkish courts begin ordering compensation for reinstated purge victims following top court order
Courts in Turkey have begun to order the state to pay damages to purge victims who were reinstated to their positions after they were...
İstanbul court judges face criminal complaint for non-compliance with top court decision
A criminal complaint has been filed against judges of the İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court for their refusal to comply with a decision of...
Turkey’s ex-VP says journalist who accused him of accepting $50 mln in bribes is...
Fuat Oktay, Turkey’s former vice president and current ruling party MP, on Wednesday denied allegations that he received $50 million in bribes from a...
Court orders granddaughter of historic Kurdish figure to display Turkish flag on social media...
A granddaughter of Sheikh Said, an iconic Kurdish figure who led a Kurdish nationalist rebellion against the new Republic of Turkey in 1925, has...
RTÜK imposes sanctions on TV station due to series targeted by religious groups
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, has imposed a temporary broadcast ban as well as a fine on FOX TV...
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