German police killed member of ultra-nationalist Turkish gang Osmanen Germania in Wuppertal

A member of ultra-nationalist Turkish gang, Osmanen Germania, was shot and killed by German police during a raid in the city of Wuppertal on Friday,...

Yet another prisoner, who was arrested arbitrarily by Turkish gov’t under rule of emergency,...

Another prisoner, who was arrested arbitrarily as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement,...

Turkish warplanes re-launches to strike Kurdish militia targets in Syria

Turkish warplanes have launched a new wave of bombing of Kurdish militia targets in Syria’s Afrin region, the Turkish General Staff said on Friday, and...

İstanbul’s former governor Mutlu sentenced to 3 years in prison over Gülen links

Turkish court on Friday sentenced former İstanbul governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu to 3  years in prison and former police chief Hüseyin Çapkın to 2...

Female journalists say Turkish police beat them, threatened rape during raid

A group of journalists said Turkish police beat them and threatened them with rape during a raid on the office of a pro-Kurdish newspaper...

Turkey’s Erdoğan sues opposition leader for TL 250,000 in non-pecuniary damages

Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday filed a lawsuit against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for TL 250,000...

US/OFAC sanctions Turkish company and its owner for providing support to ISIL

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a Turkish company and its owner as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists"...

Turkish gov’t detains academics, doctors for watching Gülen speech

Turkish police on Friday detained 7 people, including two academics and three doctors, for watching a video of a speech by Turkish Islamic scholar...

Report: Rights violations increased in Turkey under rule of emergency

A report drafted by the Diyarbakır Bar Association has revealed that there has been a significant increase in the number of rights violations in...

Turkish prosecutor issues detention warrant for pro-Kurdish HDP Co-chairperson Kemalbay

Turkish prosecutors on Friday issued a detention warrant for Serpil Kemalbay, co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples’ Party (HDP), just two days before a...

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