Turkish court sends TRT presenter Usul to prison over alleged links to Gülen movement
Former TV presenter Turgut Usul, who was dismissed by a government decree under the rule of emergency declared in the aftermath of a controversial...
RSF urges Macron to keep his promise to request Erdoğan to release jailed journalists...
As French President Emmanuel Macron prepares to receive a visit from his Turkish autocratic counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) stresses the...
Erdoğan’s henchmen call on Turkish gov’t to seize assets of all Gülen movement followers...
Journalists Cem Küçük and Fuat Uğur, staunch supporters of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, called on the government to seize all assets of...
Turkish gov’t officials’ removal of Santa Claus statue in Antalya stirs debate
The removal of a statue of Santa Claus by Turkish government authorities during a construction work at Demre’s central square in the Mediterranean province of...
Turkish gov’t seeks extradition of witness Korkmaz over his testimony in Iran sanctions case...
Turkish government has issued an extradition request to the US for Hüseyin Korkmaz, the former deputy head of the İstanbul Police Financial Crime Department, who...
Turkish gov’t dismisses main opposition CHP’s Beşiktaş mayor from post over Gülen links
Turkish government has dismissed İstanbul’s Beşiktaş district mayor Murat Hazinedar, who is a member of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and two...
Survey shows Turkish people against underage marriage in contrary to Diyanet’s stance
Almost all Turks are against underage marriage, according to a recent survey’s results, which have been revealed amid a hot debate over the Turkish...
Turkish couple reportedly being tortured by government officials in Nevşehir prison
A new claim of torture in Turkey, which is under the despotic rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has came from a prison in...
More than 7,800 alleged Gülen followers probed by Turkish gov’t over denunciations sent to...
Turkish government has launched legal investigations about 7,812 alleged members of the Gülen movement by solely basing on the denunciations sent by anonymous people...
France’s Macron criticises Turkish gov’t over press freedom ahead of Erdoğan’s visit
French President Emmanuel Macron has criticised Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over violations of press freedom and jailed...
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