Regional appeals court finds violation in bans on 2022 Women’s Day march in İstanbul:...
The İstanbul Regional Court of Appeals has found a rights violation in bans imposed on a march in 2022 to mark International Women’s Day...
Turkey detains 31 linked to the military in raids targeting Gülen movement
Turkish authorities detained 31 people linked to the Turkish Armed Forces over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement in two separate operations this...
21-year-old says sentenced to 21 years without ever appearing in Turkish court
Alişan Taburoğlu, a 21-year-old student from Akdeniz University, has written a letter to former Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Barış Yarkadaş saying he has...
Turkey’s autocratic President Erdoğan removes ‘Republic’ from his title on Twitter account
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has removed the words “Republic of” from “President of the Republic of Turkey” from his title on Twitter,...
Pro-Erdoğan Turkish mafia leader defends threat against Academics for Peace
Pro-government ultranationalist Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker, who had threatened signatories of the Academics for Peace (BAK) declaration of Jan. 11 2016, has defended...
Erdoğan stepped in to prevent graft trial, former minister claims
Ertuğrul Günay, former culture and tourism minister for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, has alleged that then-Prime Minister and current President Recep...
Opposition leader faces 2nd verbal attack after Erdoğan’s praise for first one
Turkey’s nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener came under verbal attack as she was addressing locals in Sivas province, the second attack...
Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan tops ‘10 Most Urgent’ list of press freedom cases
Imprisoned Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan has topped the December ranking of the One Free Press Coalition’s “10 Most Urgent” list of press freedom cases,...
Germany says Turkey dropped terror link charge against German firms
Germany said Turkey had informed it on Monday that it had dropped accusations of “terrorism” funding against nearly 700 German companies amid an escalating...
[UPDATE] Int’l community rushes to offer Turkey, Syria aid after powerful earthquake
Countries around the world mobilized rapidly to send aid and rescue workers on Monday after a massive earthquake killed more than 5,000 people in...
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