Turkish Constitutional Court refuses to release hunger striker Gülmen and Özakça

The Turkish Constitutional Court has rejected a petition for the release of two fired educators, Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who have been on...

EP to Turkey: Journalists cannot be jailed and accused of terrorism for doing their...

Leaders of five party groups in the European Parliament (EP) reminded Turkey in a letter to Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime...

Jailed HDP co-chair Demirtaş calls on Turkish educators on hunger strike to end protest

Jailed co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş has called on two educators who went on a hunger strike after they...

Monument of Kurdish philosopher and poet Ahmad-i Khani demolished by Turkish government

Trustee Ulaş Akhan, who was appointed by the government of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to replace pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) mayor...

London-based Turkish academic to run 10,000 meters to raise fund for purge victims in...

İsmail Sezgin, a London-based Turkish academic has tweeted on Tuesday that he will run a total of 10,000 meters in support of the families hit...

Turkey detains 474 people over their alleged links to Gülen movement last week

Turkey has detained 474 people as part of post-coup witch hunt that the Turkish government has launched against alleged members of the Gülen movement...

4,936 case opened, 1,080 people convicted over ‘insulting Erdoğan’ in 2016 in Turkey

According to Turkey's Justice Ministry statistics, a total of 4,936 cases were opened in 2016 against people accused of “insulting” Turkey's autocratic President Recep...

German federal police warn lawmakers of possible Turkish spying

German federal police have warned parliamentarians they may have been spied on by Turkish intelligence and may also face potential security risks from Turkish...

Turkey’s Interior Minister slams 111 figures who support academics on hunger strike

Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has harshly criticized 111 prominent figures who in a newspaper ad on Tuesday called on the Turkish government to...

Truckload of manure dumped near CHP ‘March of Justice’ camp in Düzce

An unidentified person dumped a truckload of manure near Turkey@s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) “March for Justice” camp in Düzce on Tuesday...

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