Turkish gov’t seizes woman’s passport while on way to visit writer husband in exile
Police at İstanbul’s International Atatürk Airport has seized the passport of Fatma Tunç, the wife of writer Aziz Tunç while she was on way...
Jailed Turkish novelist-journalist Ahmet Altan fined TL 7,000 for “insulting Erdoğan”
Renowned Turkish novelist and journalist Ahmet Altan, who has been behind the bars over coup charges for more than a year, was fined TL...
Turkish Parliament revokes pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Leyla Zana’s parliamentarian status
Turkish Parliament has stripped pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Leyla Zana of her status of parliamentarian on the grounds of absenteeism on Thursday...
İstanbul courts refuse to comply with Turkey’s top court’s order to release journalists Alpay...
İstanbul's 26th and 13th High Criminal Courts have refused to comply with the order of Turkey's Constitutional Court for the release of jailed veteran...
Turkey’s Justice Ministry: 624 babies behind bars across country
The Turkish Justice Ministry has revealed that 624 children under the age of six are living with their convicted mothers in prisons across Turkey,...
EU criticizes ‘dress code’ requirement for Turkey’s coup, terror suspects
The European Union (EU) has criticized a recent emergency rule decree issued by the Turkish government requiring that inmates charged with crimes against the...
COMMENTARY — Turkey becomes a magnet for Islamist extremists under Erdoğan’s rule
By Abdullah Bozkurt
As the project of dismantling Turkey’s republican institutions including the military and judiciary is nearing an end, the regime of President Recep...
Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Zeydan to 8 years in prison
A Turkish court in Diyarbakir on Thursday upheld a previously reversed conviction for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Abdullah Zeydan, sentencing him...
Turkish gov’t detains 25 teachers as 5 more military officers surrender over alleged links...
Five more military officers have surrendered to Turkish police over their links to the Gülen movement on Thursday as the government has detained dozens...
Turkey’s top court rules to release jailed journalists Mehmet Altan, Şahin Alpay
Turkey's Constitutional Court has ordered on Thursday to release jailed journalists Mehmet Altan (65) and Şahin Alpay (74), who was a jailed veteran journalist, columnist...
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