Turkey detains 113 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 113 people due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, according to...

Former teacher imprisoned on Gülen charges dies of cancer after belated release from prison

İhsan Yıldız, 42, a former teacher imprisoned over his alleged links to the Gülen movement, died on October 29 of cancer after he was...

Turkey’s RTÜK sanctions Netflix, local streaming platforms over ‘immoral content’

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has imposed administrative sanctions on Netflix, MUBI and BluTV for hosting content deemed immoral, Turkish Minute reported. RTÜK...

[UPDATE] Greek police rescue 17 Turkish migrants in danger of freezing to death

The Greek police rescued 17 Turkish asylum seekers, including five children and four women, who crossed the Evros River from Turkey to Greece and...

New low in Erdoğan’s crackdown: Minors prosecuted as terrorists for socializing with peers

Turkey is set to put 14 high school students on trial for alleged membership in a terrorist organization as part of a crackdown on...

Justice Ministry formed committees to identify employees with Gülen links, official document reveals

An official document shared on Twitter by a former prosecutor showed how the Turkish Justice Ministry formed committees to identify employees with links to...

Torture and intimidation in a Turkish detention center: Former detainee shares details of harrowing...

Hayati Uysal, a 29-year-old Turkish man who was imprisoned for alleged links to the Gülen movement, has shared his harrowing account of torture in detention that...

185 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigations’

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 185 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...

DEM lawmaker slams authorities for disregarding inmates’ lack of access to proper healthcare

Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has criticized Turkish authorities for their disregard of inadequate medical care in prisons, pointing...

Turkish lawyer prosecuted for insulting Turkish president on social media

Turkish authorities have pressed charges against lawyer Efkan Bolaç for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Bianet news website reported. Bolaç...
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