Germany to deport thousands of Turks with rejected asylum applications
Amid an increasing number of Turkish citizens seeking refuge in Europe, particularly in Germany, the German and Turkish governments have reached an agreement on...
Inmate with epilepsy who has undergone 3 brain surgeries suffers severe seizure in prison
Former teacher Abdullah Aslan, whose repeated requests for release have been rejected, had a major epileptic seizure in a Turkish prison ward on Monday,...
Purged academic Mehmet Altan’s appeal rejected by OHAL Commission based on nonexistent document
Academic and journalist Mehmet Altan's appeal for reinstatement to his job at Istanbul University was rejected by a commission reviewing decisions taken by the...
Pro-gov’t daily proud of Turkey’s Erdoğan being described as autocrat
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is among four leaders who are going to save the world according to German weekly Der Spiegel, the pro-government...
Turkey’s top court rules rights violation in 2016 death during Şırnak curfew
The Constitutional Court of Turkey has ruled that the death of a Kurdish man during the 2015-2016 curfews in Şırnak was an unlawful killing...
Erdoğan spokesman cuts off interview with Swedish journalist, alleges ‘dishonest journalism’
İbrahim Kalın, the spokesperson for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, abruptly ended an interview with Swedish journalist Diamant Salihu and accused him of not...
Lymphoma patient arrested over Gülen links
Veysel Alıcı, 41, who is battling lymphoma, was arrested on Tuesday on charges of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Bold Medya reported.
Şeyma Alıcı...
HDP’s Demirtaş: My candidacy from prison a shame for Turkish politics and AKP
“My candidacy from prison is a shame for the political landscape in Turkey and the Justice and Development Party government," said Selahattin Demirtaş,...
Top court upholds acquittals in 1990s extrajudicial killings trial due to lack of ‘credible...
Turkey’s Supreme Appeals Court has ruled to uphold the acquittal of 19 defendants, including a former interior minister, in a trial involving the enforced...
Human rights violations continue in Turkey, German government says in report
Human rights violations continue in many areas of Turkey, the German government said in its 15th report on human rights policy, Deutsche Welle Turkish...
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