Lawyer under investigation, accompanied by infant, put in pretrial detention by Turkish gov’t
An İstanbul lawyer, identified only by the initials O.E.H., was put in pretrial detention along with her 3-month-old baby as part of an investigation into...
Turkish PM declares all critics of controversial decree ‘coup plotters’
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Sunday strongly criticized people who have condemned a new state of emergency decree that gives immunity to civilians...
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls former President Gül a “troublemaker”
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday continued to lambaste former President Abdullah Gül for his call on the government to revise a...
Turkish border troops detain 3 people as they try to flee to Greece from...
Turkish border troops have detained 3 people who were attempting to flee to Greece from the persecution of Turkish government in northwestern Edirne province on...
Journalist Aslan re-detained by Turkish gov’t after release from prison
Journalist Arif Aslan, whose recent release from prison was appealed against by a prosecutor, was re-detained and taken to a local police department.
According to...
Turkish opposition launches campaign to lift Turkey’s 17-month-long rule of emergency
A pro-democracy organisation called "United for Democracy -- Demokrasi için Birlik" has launched a campaign for the lifting of the state of emergency in Turkey, reported by...
Report: Ten prisoners in Turkey on hunger strike, their health worsening
The health of 10 women prisoners in Turkey has deteriorated since they went on hunger strike to protest against a new security measure, a...
Authorities ban ‘The Little Prince’, ‘Peter Pan’ in Turkish prisons
Turkish authorities have reportedly prohibited "Robinson Crusoe", "The Little Prince", "Ali Baba and Forty Thieves", "Peter Pan" and "Tom Sawyer" in Turkish prisons, according to...
Five-year-old Kurdish boy killed after being hit by Turkish police car
A five-year-old kid lost his life at a hospital on Saturday after being hit by a police car in Diyarbakır city centre. It was...
Greece grants asylum to Turkish military officer allegedly involved in coup attempt
Greek authorities accepted Saturday the asylum request of one of the eight Turkish military officers who were allegedly involved in a controversial coup attempt...
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