Opposition MP accuses justice ministry of lying about mistreatment, torture in Turkish prisons
Human rights defender and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has accused Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ of lying about mistreatment and...
Erdoğan says ECtHR can do nothing about Kavala conviction
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has said that a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for the release of businessman and philanthropist Osman...
Defense firm SADAT would be behind any breach of security in 2023 elections, CHP...
Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Friday that SADAT International Defense Consultancy, a company linked to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, would...
Turkish authorities detain 6 female students a second time for links to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities on Wednesday once again detained six female students for alleged links to the Gülen movement shortly after they were released from detention...
‘Don’t be afraid of the arts,’ 57 bar associations tell Turkish gov’t amid bans
Fifty-seven bar associations across Turkey have released a joint statement calling on the Turkish government to stop imposing bans on arts and culture events...
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...
Court blocks access to 257 news stories on 5 prosecutors’ dismissal over Gülen links
An Ankara court has blocked access to online news stories on 257 websites that in March covered the dismissal of five prosecutors by Turkey’s...
German Journalists Association calls on RTÜK to lift ban on Deutsche Welle
The German Association of Journalists has called on Turkey’s broadcasting regulator to immediately lift a ban on the Turkish edition of German international broadcaster...
AKP deputy chairman sues opposition leader for $42K over claims of corruption
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman Nurettin Canikli, a former minister, has filed a lawsuit against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
Non-Turkish children subject to discrimination and neglect, say foster families
Families who have fostered non-Turkish children said the children were subject to discrimination and neglect because of bureaucratic obstacles, the Duvar news website reported.
According...
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