Father of 5 dies from cancer shortly after belated release from prison
Tacettin Başer, 58, a father of five, succumbed to cancer on Friday, two weeks after he was belatedly released from prison despite his deteriorating...
Erdoğan’s relative sets up group for mobilization in event of coup attempt
Orhan Uzuner, the father-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son Bilal, has established an armed group to mobilize the public in the event of...
Persecution in Turkey left kids with a Down Syndrome suffering tremendously
The unrelenting witch-hunt persecution against critics and opponents in Turkey by county’s Islamist rulers knows no boundaries when it comes to traumatizing kids and...
İnandı kidnapped by 3 Kyrgyz men, put on plane after several hours in a...
Orhan İnandı, Turkish-Kyrgyz educator rendered from Kyrgyzstan by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), was kidnapped by three Kyrgyz men, blindfolded and driven for several...
2 more infants join their mothers in Turkish prison as crackdown on dissidents continues
As families continue to fall victim to Turkey's post-coup purge, two more infants, 3-month-old Mehmet Mirza and 1-year-old Ahmet Ümit, joined their mothers in...
Canada blocks arms exports to Turkey over misuse
Canada on Monday blocked military arms exports to NATO ally Turkey after a probe found Canadian drone technology had been misdirected for use in...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...
117,208 people in Turkey have been convicted of alleged Gülen links since failed coup
A total of 117,208 people have been convicted while more than 600,000 have been the subject of investigation in Turkey due to alleged links...
2 refugees killed in cross-fire between Turkish security forces and migrant smugglers
Two refugees were killed and 12 others were injured after they were caught in cross-fire between Turkish security forces and migrant smugglers in Turkey's...
Turkish courts handed down 80 years in prison to 36 journalists in 2021
Journalists in Turkey made 475 court appearances in 2021, with the courts handing down a total of 80 years in prison to 36 of...
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