PEN International calls on Turkish authorities not to prosecute Nobel laureate Pamuk for his...
Turkish authorities should not charge Nobel laureate and PEN International Vice President Orhan Pamuk with “insulting” Atatürk and the Turkish flag, PEN International said...
Far-right party leader’s top aide criticizes famous Turkish comedian for comments on Kavala, Demirtaş
Famous Turkish comedian and actor Cem Yılmaz was lambasted by a top aide to Devlet Bahçeli, chairman of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP),...
Women from various cities visit Şenyaşar family demanding justice in political murder case
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CHP deputy targeted by pro-gov’t media for standing with dismissed cadets
Jale Nur Süllü, a deputy from Turkey’s Republican People's Party (CHP), was targeted last week by pro-government media for standing with cadets who were...
Pregnant woman kept in prison over Gülen links despite regulations
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Educator İnandı still unable to use right arm due torture and mistreatment, photos reveal
Photographs released by the administration of Turkey's notorious Silivri Prison on Saturday revealed that Orhan İnandı, a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator rendered to Turkey from Kyrgyzstan,...
I was electrocuted, beaten and made impotent, torture victim says
Ayhan Demir, 45, said he was made impotent as a result of the sexual torture and electrocution he was subjected to during his detention...
Calling Erdogan a Jew is insulting and damaging to his prestige and honor, his...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s lawyer said that referring to the president as a Jew is insulting and damaging to his prestige and honor,...
Press organizations call on Turkey to release Syrian journalist Shama, halt deportation proceedings
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in two separate statements on Friday called on the Turkish government to immediately...
Father of 4 imprisoned on Gülen links says he hasn’t seen his family for...
Erkam Özkaya, a father of four arrested for links to the Gülen movement, said he hasn’t seen his family for more than two years...
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