EU commissioner says Turkey is distancing itself from European values
Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner for neighborhood policy and enlargement negotiations, has said Turkey is rapidly distancing itself from European values and that this...
2 out of 10 imprisoned rights activists released on probation in Turkey
An İstanbul court on Tuesday released rights activists Nejat Taştan and Şeyhmus Özbekli, who were among 10 human rights defenders, including Amnesty International’s Turkey...
Turkish police detain another woman shortly after delivery, bringing total to 16
Ayşe Kaya, 30-year-old woman who gave birth to a baby at Eslife Private Hospital in İstanbul’s Esenyurt district early on Tuesday, was reportedly detained...
Pro-Kurdish HDP launches ‘Conscience and Justice Watch’ demonstrations in Turkey despite police barrier
As the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has launched "Conscience and Justice Watch" demonstarions on Tuesday in Ekin Ceren Park in Diyarbakır province to...
Military officer arrested over alleged Gülen links talks about dire conditions in Turkish prisons...
A military officer who has been kept under pre-trial detention for one year due to his alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has...
Turkish gov’t detains tens of teachers, hundreds more over alleged links to Gülen movement...
Turkish government’s massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged followers of the Gülen movement has continued on Tuesday with hundreds of new detentions and new...
Former Zaman columnist Ünal faces 2 consecutive life sentences in Turkey
Ali Ünal, a 62-year-old journalist and writer who used to write columns for the government-closed Zaman newspaper, faces 2 aggravated life sentences and additional...
Erdoğanist media goes on Germany-bashing despite of sharp twist by Erdoğan gov’t
Despite of the radical twist in the Turkish government's approach towards Germany under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, pro-Erdoğan media has...
Up to 15 years in prison sought for 21 former TRT staff due to...
A prosecutor has drafted an indictment seeking up to 15 years in prison for 21 former state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) staff...
Turkish gov’t detains 831 in one week in witch hunt targeting Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a total of 831 people were detained in the past week as part of an ongoing...
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