Turkey to deport couple facing execution in Iran
Turkish authorities have decided on the deportation of an Iranian Kurdish couple despite the fact that they face execution in Iran for having taken...
Torture, mistreatment not allowed in Turkish prisons, justice minister claims
Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Saturday that the Turkish government does not allow torture and mistreatment in prisons, claiming it has one...
Turkey’s top court orders retrial of man convicted for wearing ‘Kurdistan’ T-shirt
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that convicting an individual for wearing a T-shirt bearing Kurdish symbols on charges of promoting a terrorist organization violated...
US congressman joins protest against İnandı’s abduction, calls ongoing repression in Turkey ‘a crime...
US Congressman Randy Weber on Wednesday joined protestors in front of the US Capitol who demanded that Kyrgyz and Turkish authorities find educator Orhan...
Turkish banks continue to deny services to dismissed public servants
Turkish banks continue to deny basic services to civil servants summarily fired by the Turkish government in the aftermath of an abortive putsch in...
Online content primarily concerning gov’t corruption, irregularities blocked in Turkey in February
Turkish authorities issued censorship decisions to block access to online content primarily involving allegations of corruption and irregularities implicating public officials as well as...
Mother of 19-month-old sent to prison with her toddler over Gülen links
Rukiye Güler, a homemaker with three children, was sent to prison to serve a six-year, three month sentence for alleged links to the Gülen...
NASA scientist arrested in Turkey over $1 bill: I spent 23 hours a day...
Turkish-American NASA scientist Serkan Gölge, 40, who returned with his family to the United States last month after nearly four years of imprisonment and...
Ankara wants news outlet of Sweden-based Turkish journalists shut down for NATO bid approval
A news outlet based in Sweden has found itself in the crosshairs of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government due to its critical reporting,...
Imprisoned ailing man referred to ATK after health problems worsen in prison
An ailing elderly man who was arrested in early August was referred to Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) on Monday after his health...
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