CHP: 12 journalists detained, 4 arrested, 11 imprisoned in Turkey in October
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy and former journalist Barış Yarkadaş said on Monday that 12 journalists have been detained, 4 arrested and...
Tearful Balıkesir Mayor Uğur resigns in the face of threats to his family
Ahmet Edip Uğur, the mayor of Balıkesir, on Monday resigned in tears under mounting pressure exerted by Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, saying...
Turkish page designer, artist Babür Boysal faces over 20-year jail over baseless complaint
A newspaper page designer and talented artist has been locked up behind bars for 391 days over trumped up terror charges because he was...
Turkish gov’t accelerates destruction in Hasankeyf and Tigris Basin
"Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive" and "Hasankeyf Matters" have stated that Turkish government's destruction of historic city of Hasankeyf and the environment of Tigris...
Turkish gov’t detains 759 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in past week
Turkish government has detained at least 759 people over the past week as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged...
EP’s Harms calls on EULEX to look into Turkish teacher case
Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament, on Sunday called on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) to look...
Turkish journalists march for jailed colleagues ahead of trial
Around 200 people marched in İstanbul on Saturday in solidarity with the many jailed journalists across Turkey, according to a report by Doğan news...
Trump’s former strategist Bannon: Turkey is more dangerous than Iran
Steve Bannon, the executive chairman of Breitbart and former chief strategist of the Trump administration, has said Turkey is the biggest danger for the...
CHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu: Half of Turkey’s population not governed by elected leaders
The half of Turkey’s population are not governed by the elected politicians, the country's main opposition Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said...
Teacher under threat of deportation from Kosovo for torture in Turkey
A Turkish teacher named Uğur Toksoy was detained by Kosovo authorities just following a visit by Ankara Chief Prosecutor Yüksel Kocaman, to the land over...
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