Russia’s Sputnik news agency closes Kurdish edition at Turkish gov’t’s request

Russia’s state-run Sputnik news agency has closed down its Kurdish-language website at the request of the Turkish government, according to a report by online...

US senators apply to attend trial in Turkey of jailed pastor Brunson

A number of US senators have applied to Turkey’s Justice Ministry to attend the first hearing next week in the trial of Andrew Brunson,...

Turkish Parliament receives proceedings against 20 MPs including opposition leader

The Turkish Parliament has received summaries of proceedings to remove the parliamentary immunity of 20 opposition lawmakers including the leader of the main opposition...

Educator İnandı tortured and his arm broken in 3 places, wife says

Orhan İnandı, a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator rendered from Kyrgyzstan by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), was tortured and his right arm broken in three places by Turkish...

Turkish authorities must cease all actions aimed at criminalizing independent reporting: Council of Europe

Turkish authorities must cease all actions aimed at blocking or criminalizing independent reporting and take steps to restore judicial independence and to ensure the...

German morticians work for dignified burial of earthquake victims in Turkey

German morticians are working to remove dead bodies from the rubble and ensure the proper burial of the deceased in southern Turkey, which was...

Turkish cartoonist interrogated over President Erdoğan cartoon

A Turkish cartoonist was interrogated by the police for publishing a cartoon of Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Cartoonist Yusuf Kayaalp said on Twitter that...

Turkey’s emergency rule commission approves 100 job reinstatements out of 6,400

The State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission, which was established by a decree-law issued on Jan. 23, 2017, announced that it has finalized a...

Turkish gov’t to transfer Süleyman Shah Tomb to former site in Syria

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım announced on Monday that Turkish government plans to move the Tomb of Süleyman Shah and an accompanying army unit...

Turkey detains 15 people in operations targeting pro-Kurdish party, lawyers group

At least 15 people, including members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (HEDEP) and the Association for the Freedom of Lawyers (ÖHD),...

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