Turkish government releases 7 more ISIL militants from prison
A Turkish court ordered the release of seven suspects, who are alleged members of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levants (ISIL) in the...
A young Kurdish man dies suspiciously in Turkish police custody
Turkish police claims on Friday that 24-year-old M.A., who was detained on a road check point in Antalya’s Gazipaşa district, has committed suicide by...
Turkish gov’t selling properties of 30 media outlets seized from critics after failed coup
Properties belonging to 30 media outlets that the Turkish government seized under post-coup emergency rule have been put up for sale by the state-run...
32 more Turks including academics and doctors seek asylum in Greece
Thirty-two Turkish citizens including academics, teachers and doctors have applied for asylum in Greece after being detained by Greek Maritime Security forces on an...
Senior AKP member: Turkey’s Gezi Park protests completely planned by Germany
Burhan Kuzu, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) and an AKP İstanbul deputy, has...
COMMENTARY — What is the reason of this grudge to Turkish Journalist Hidayet Karaca?
By Metin Yıkar*
It has been over three years since one of the most brilliant names of the Turkish media industry Hidayet Karaca was confined...
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls on people to show no mercy to Gülen movement
Amid an ongoing witch-hunt targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday called on people to not show mercy...
Gülen’s lawyers refute letter submitted to US court by Atilla’s lawyer hired by Turkish...
A letter submitted to a New York court that was allegedly written by US-based Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen ordering judges in Turkey to...
Turkish gov’t sentences journalist Türfent to 8 years and 9 months in prison
Journalist Nedim Türfent received threats of execution during the period of the curfews and has been in prison for 19 months for his journalistic...
Turkish citizen detained for disturbing peace after filing complaint against Erdoğan
A man who filed charges against Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for “discriminating against part of society” was detained shortly afterwards on charges...
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