Turkey seeks extradition of 49 people from Sweden over Gülen movement links
Turkey is seeking the extradition of 49 people from Sweden over links to the faith-based Gülen movement, according to newly released figures, as Ankara...
Turkey issues detention warrant for human rights activist over school shooting posts
A Turkish prosecutor has issued a detention warrant for Salih Gergerlioğlu, a human rights activist and son of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party...
[UPDATE] Former governor detained in evidence-tampering probe into missing Kurdish student
Turkey’s former Tunceli governor Tuncay Sonel was detained Friday in an evidence-tampering investigation linked to the 2020 disappearance of Kurdish university student Gülistan Doku,...
Turkey detains 8 people in 2 operations targeting CHP-run municipalities
Turkish police detained eight people in two operations targeting municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in western Turkey on Thursday...
Turkish authorities released school shooter the day before he opened fire
A gunman who opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding 16 people before killing himself, had been detained and...
School shooting in Turkey kills 9, including son of purged former police officer
A school shooting in southern Turkey on Wednesday left nine people dead, including an 11-year-old boy whose father was dismissed from the Turkish National...
Turkish main opposition figure faces over 4 years in prison for allegedly insulting Erdoğan
A Turkish court has accepted the indictment of a prominent main opposition figure, seeking up to four years, eight months in prison over a...
Teachers protest in Turkey, demand education minister’s resignation after school shootings
Thousands of teachers took to the streets across Turkey on Thursday, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Yusuf Tekin after two school shootings in...
Turkey launches internet crackdown ahead of funerals for shooting victims
Turkey on Thursday cracked down on social media posts praising two school shootings in as many days that have left the country reeling, ordering...
Outpouring of grief as Turkey buries school shooting victims
Crowds gathered for the funerals of eight children and a teacher in southern Turkey on Thursday, killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at a...
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