Turkey orders detention of 52 people over alleged Gülen links in 2 days

Turkish prosecutors in two days ordered the detention of 52 people including teachers, health workers, former public officers, businessmen and active duty and former...

53 current and former Turkish diplomats detained, sparking fears of a repeat of May...

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's office on Monday ordered the detention of five active-duty and 48 former diplomats over alleged links to the Gülen movement,...

Paralyzed woman arrested on Gülen links suffers epileptic seizure in prison

Şerife Sulukan, 45, a paralyzed woman arrested on Gülen charges, suffered an epileptic seizure in prison last week, Bold Medya news website reported. According to...

38 students detained as police use excessive force at ODTÜ pride march

Turkish police used excessive force to disperse an annual pride march held at Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara on Friday, despite a...

Hundreds gather at ECtHR to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

Hundreds of activists and victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, joined by former leader of the UK’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn and EU parliamentarians, gathered...

Opposition party to pay damages for likening Erdoğan’s son-in-law to a thief, court says

A Turkish appeals court has announced its reasoned decision concerning its upholding last week of a local court’s ruling ordering the main opposition party...

EU border agency ‘covered up’ Greek pushbacks: report

Europe’s border agency Frontex routinely covered up illegal “pushbacks” of migrants by the Greek coastguard, Agence France-Presse reported, citing media reports and a leaked...

Teen briefly detained in central Turkey for anti-AKP outburst on stage

A teenager was briefly detained after jumping on stage during a concert in the central Turkish province of Konya and urging locals not to...

Remains of man killed in clashes between Turkish security forces and PKK handed to...

The remains of a young man who was killed during clashes between Turkish security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) in January...

Book of poetry by jailed Kurdish politician banned for promoting ‘terrorism’

A Turkish court has banned the publication, distribution and sale of a poetry book written by a Kurdish politician who has been behind bars...

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