Latest victim of Turkish government’s persecution becomes days-old baby Vedat Akif
Everyday a new tragedy has been added to the story of massive persecution in Turkey where more than 17,000 innocent women and over 700...
EU envoy Berger says the Union’s refugee aid enters new phase in Turkey
The European Union has allocated the first half of its €6 billion agreement for Turkey to take in Syrian refugees. Ambassador Christian Berger, head...
Turkish government killed 1,190 PKK militants in 2017, report
A total of 1,190 militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have been killed in 2017, according to information gathered from Turkish Interior...
Turkish prosecutors say 11,500 mistakenly investigated for ByLock use
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday stated that 11,480 GSM users were found to have been involuntarily directed to mobile phone application...
Turkish gov’t detained 62,402 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in 2017
Turkish security forces detained a total of 62,402 people in 2017 over alleged links to the Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported...
The Daily Caller: Turkish gov’t hires FBI Director’s friend for work on mystery ‘legal...
The Turkish government has hired FBI Director Christopher Wray’s longtime friend and former law partner Andrew C. Hruska to work on an unspecified proposal...
Turkish PM: No changes will be made to decree on impunity to civilians
The government decree granting immunity to civilians who take part in suppressing coup attempts will not be changed, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has...
Government decree gives Turkish security forces authority to open ‘suspicious’ letters
A recently issued government decree under the rule of emergency has given the Turkish security forces authority to open letters deemed “suspicious,” a significant...
Turkish gov’t detains 54 academics, university personnel over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has issued detention warrants on Wednesday for 171 academics and former personnel of the now-defunct Fatih University over their alleged links to...
Jailed Turkish journalist Hidayet Karaca reportedly put in solitary confinement
Hidayet Karaca, a jailed Turkish journalist and the former chairman of the now-closed Samanyolu Broadcasting Group, has reportedly been put into solitary confinement following...
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