Pregnant woman and child detained for wearing T-shirts with Kurdish leader’s picture
A pregnant woman and her child were detained Wednesday evening in eastern Van province for wearing T-shirts displaying a picture of imprisoned Kurdish leader...
Top prosecutor revokes party membership of leading Turkish opposition figure
The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has revoked the party membership of a senior official of Turkey’s main opposition...
Active duty, former officers among 98 facing detention warrants over Gülen links
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 98 people, including former and active duty military officers as well as academics,...
Turkish university launches inquiry into professor for ‘speaking to the press’
A private Turkish university on Monday launched a disciplinary inquiry into Veysel Ulusoy, a professor at its commercial sciences faculty as well as founder...
Turkish authorities detain 10 for wearing scarves in Kurdish-flag colors at wedding
Turkish authorities on Sunday detained 10 people during a wedding in Istanbul's Esenyurt district for wearing traditional Kurdish scarves in the colors of the...
38 students detained as police use excessive force at ODTÜ pride march
Turkish police used excessive force to disperse an annual pride march held at Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara on Friday, despite a...
Opposition politicians condemn detention of 37 for helping families of jailed Gülen followers
Two opposition politicians have condemned a recent Bartın-based operation conducted in four provinces in which 37 people were detained on terrorism charges of helping...
German Journalists Association calls on Turkish authorities to release imprisoned journalists
The German Journalists Association (DJV) on Saturday issued a statement saying it was concerned about the harassment of critical journalists by the Turkish government...
Mob attacks workers at Istanbul warehouse thinking they were refugees
A mob on Sunday entered a warehouse in Istanbul's Ataşehir district thinking there were refugees inside and stabbed a young man who they thought...
Turkish government is increasing pressure on dissident students: report
Turkish authorities have been increasingly pressuring dissident university students, with many suspended or detained during the last month for protesting government policies, the Birgün...
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