Court rules to keep former Zaman daily editor in pretrial detention

An İstanbul court has ruled to keep journalist Mehmet Kamış, the former deputy editor-in-chief of the now-closed Zaman newspaper who was arrested in November,...

Video shows Malaysian police detained Turkish expats at Turkey’s request

https://turkeypurge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Untitled-1.mp4 A recent video recording submitted to Turkey Purge shows that Malaysia was detaining three Turks in the country at the request of Turkish government. Malay police...

Turkey detains 19 people on alleged Gülen links

Police in western Turkey have detained 19 people for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by the government of “terrorist...

Streaming platforms to pay 1.5 percent of annual revenue to Turkey’s media watchdog

In yet another move tightening its grip on digital media, Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has made...

Journalist given suspended sentence on Erdoğan insult charges

An İstanbul court has handed down a suspended sentence to a journalist on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan due to his criticism...

SCF report on the Netherlands decodes Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe

Turkey has escalated its witch hunt persecution on critics to abroad using government institutions, quasi-official parallel structures and front NGOs, a report released by Stockholm...

35 children affected by quakes await identification: Turkey’s Family, Social Services Ministry

The Family and Social Services Ministry has announced that 35 children who have been affected by major earthquakes that hit southern Turkey in early...

AKP lawmaker slams US Consulate in İstanbul for displaying Pride colors

A lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has sharply criticized the US Consulate General in İstanbul for displaying rainbow Pride colors...

Renowned social anthropologist released from custody under judicial supervision

Professor Nükhet Sirman, a renowned social anthropologist who was detained by Turkish police on Saturday for her academic work, was released from custody under judicial supervision...

Ailing 84-year-old inmate complains of poor prison conditions and lack of heat in cell

An ailing 84-year-old man serving a sentence on conviction of links to the Gülen movement said his prison cell did not have proper heating...

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