Turkey’s 768 senior public servants, families claimed asylum in Germany
Germany’s immigration office has received asylum applications from 260 Turkish diplomatic passport holders and 508 “service passport” holders since the failed coup attempt on...
Turkish gov’t detains 10 judges, prosecutors, lawyers and more over alleged Gülen links
Turkish government has detained 10 judges, prosecutors and lawyers who were removed from their jobs over their alleged ties to the Gülen movement on...
Turkish police torture brother of a human rights lawyer in Southeast Anatolia
A Turkish human rights lawyer has reported the torture of his brother under custody of anti-terror police in the southeastern city of Şanlıurfa, Cumhuriyet newspaper reported on...
Reza Zarrab says he paid bribes to get out of Turkish jail after Dec....
Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader, who has been testifying at the trial of a Turkish bank executive in a New York federal court,...
At least 170 workers die in workplace accidents across Turkey in November
At least 170 workers died in workplace accidents across Turkey on November 2017, according to a report by Bianet on Monday. Statistics by the...
Jailed visually impaired Turkish journalist still lack of lawyer to take assistance for his...
A letter sent by visually impaired Turkish journalist Cüneyt Arat, who was sent to prison last July due to his alleged links to the...
Peace declaration academics’ trial in Turkey begins on Tuesday
Trial begins on Tuesday in an İstanbul court for more than 150 academics who signed a peace declaration in early 2016 criticizing the Turkish...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says businessmen who transfer wealth abroad now not ‘national’
Following negative signals and reactions from markets over his remarks urging the government not to allow some businessmen to transfer their assets abroad, Turkish...
Turkish prosecutors draft summaries of proceedings for pro-Kurdish HDP’s 19 deputies
The Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office prepared summaries of proceedings for a total of 19 deputies of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and submitted them...
Turkish court rules to keep jailed journalist Baransu in prison
An İstanbul court on Monday ruled to keep in prison former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu, who was jailed in March 2015 after he...
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