Erdoğan rival calls on Turks to mark anniversary of his detention in big rally...

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, called on supporters to gather in central İstanbul on Wednesday...

Another purge victim dies of cancer

Hamza Erdoğan, a former police officer who was fired over his alleged links to the faith-based Gülen-movement, has died of brain cancer in the...

Greek FM Kammenos: Erdoğan ordered arrest of Greek soldiers in Turkey

Turkey’s arrest of two Greek soldiers who strayed across the border in March 2018 and who have been detained ever since took place on...

Turkish teacher jailed over Gülen links dies in prison due to lack of medication

Halime Gülsu, who was arrested on Feb. 20, 2018 for allegedly helping the faith-based Gülen movement, died on Saturday in prison in Mersin province,...
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Turkish government fears criticism more than pandemic: Amnesty International

Amnesty International said, in a report released Thursday, the fact that prisoners of conscience have been left to languish in appalling conditions despite a...

Head of top court in Turkey confirms they don’t have authority to review statutory...

Turkey's Constitutional Court (AYM) President Zühtü Arslan stated that as the top court of the country they don’t have the authority to review the...

Boğaziçi University academics challenge government-appointed rector’s alleged misuse of power

Five academics from the Istanbul-based Boğaziçi University have filed separate lawsuits against the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) for dismissing their requests to investigate...

Prosecutors launch investigation of Ankara Municipality over concert payments

Amid ongoing protests over the arrest of İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the opposition-run Ankara Municipality over...

Bozdağ retaliates by canceling meeting with German minister over arrested journalist row

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has reacted against a German decision not to allow him to give a speech arranged for Thursday evening, saying...

RTÜK takes no action against pro-gov’t TV station that received most complaints

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has not taken any punitive action against the pro-government ATV television station despite the fact that the...
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