Cases opened against 3 people for spying on Erdoğan critics in Denmark
Three people are facing trial on charges of spying on critics of autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Evrensel daily reported on Monday...
Turkish teacher dismissed from job over alleged links to Gülen movement commits suicide
Thirty-eight-year-old teacher Mehmet Koşar, who was dismissed from his job by a government decree issued under a state of emergency declared in the aftermath...
Despite official health reports seriously ill Turkish teacher kept in prison over alleged Gülen...
The Turkish government insists on keeping teacher Ömer Şamlı, who is reportedly seriously ill and unable to see to his personal needs, in prison despite...
PPJ report: Turkish gov’t cancels passports to condemn critical citizens to civil death
The Turkish government has deliberately condemned dissidents to civil death not only by firing and arresting them but also by canceling their passports, thus destroying...
Kurdish Red Crescent says civilians in Afrin under threat of massacre
Stating that 232 civilians, including 35 children and 29 women, have been killed and at least 668 civilians, among them some 90 children and 100...
Turkish gov’t censors official website of Turkey’s main opposition CHP
The Turkish government has extended its widespread and systematic censorship to the official website of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).
According to a...
US reducing presence at Turkish airbase amid tensions with Ankara
The US military has sharply reduced combat operations at Turkey’s İncirlik Air Base and is considering permanent cutbacks there, according to a report by...
Washington Post: Erdoğan is transforming Turkey into a totalitarian prison
The tweet has been turned into a crime, and a troubled democracy is being turned into a dictatorship in Turkey under autocratic President Recep...
Turkish police launch legal proceedings for 290 people over social media posts
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced in a written statement on Monday that Turkish police have launched legal proceedings against 290 people over social media...
Turkish gov’t detains 740 people in one week over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 740 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based...
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