Turkish appeals judges’ defiance of top court sparks backlash, protests as crisis unfolds

The Turkish judiciary is facing an unprecedented crisis following the Supreme Court of Appeals’ refusal to comply with the Constitutional Court’s (AYM) ruling in...

European rights court delivers verdict in Kurdish politicians’ case after 14 years

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has delivered its verdict in the case of 10 politicians from the now-closed People’s Democracy Party (HADEP)...

Turkish media accused of underreporting scale of devastation in flood-hit region

Media outlets in Turkey, an overwhelming majority of which are controlled by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), have been accused of hiding...

Court releases 8 more cadets convicted on coup charges

An İstanbul court has released pending retrial eight more military cadets who had been convicted on coup charges and sentenced to life in prison...

Academic arrested in Turkey due to sexist remarks about women taken hostage in Israel

A lecturer at a university in northwestern Turkey has been arrested due to his sexist remarks about women who were taken hostage by the...

Kurdish politician suffering from dementia detained in İstanbul

A Kurdish politician who was released from prison last year following a long-awaited medical report stating that her dementia did not allow her to remain behind...

Social media campaign urges release of inmate with brain tumors

Social media users since Monday have been calling on Turkish authorities to release Özge Özbek, a former municipal social worker suffering from multiple brain...

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...

Turkish authorities arrest father of three, leaving children without parents

Turkish authorities on Wednesday arrested a father of three for alleged links to the Gülen movement, leaving his children without any parents, the Tr724...

Prominent Swedes call on gov’t not to hand over dissidents to Erdoğan

Seventeen prominent Swedish figures have released a letter urging their government not to bow to pressure from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who demanded...

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