Turkish trustee-mayor insists on keeping toilet over Armenian graves
A Turkish government-appointed trustee of Van’s Edremit Municipality has told that the toilet which was claimed to be built in an Armenian cemetery and...
Presidential decree authorizes State Audit Board to inspect NGOs in Turkey
Turkey’s State Audit Board (DDK) has been authorized by a presidential decree to inspect nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) along with their affiliates and partnerships, the...
Former judge, dismissed after 2016 coup attempt, dies of cancer
Abdurrahman Sakar, a former judge who was summarily dismissed from his job by a government decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt...
İstanbul court jails 9 for spreading PKK propaganda in probe of Kurdish Nevruz celebrations
A court in İstanbul jailed nine people pending trial on Wednesday on charges of disseminating propaganda for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) during...
Jailed Turkish academic hospitalized due to COVID-19
Renowned Turkish academic and political scientist Prof. Dr. Sedat Laçiner, who was jailed as part of a political crackdown on dissent in the wake...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained and jailed dozens of people, including military officers, on Monday as part of a massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Judge denies motion to dismiss, says Atilla case will proceed to sentencing
The federal judge presiding over an Iran sanctions trial has denied a motion by Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla to dismiss an indictment against...
Turkey pulls out of landmark treaty protecting women from violence
Turkey on Saturday pulled out of the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women by presidential decree, in the latest...
Turkish authorities illegally deport Syrian mother, leaving behind 5 children
Turkish authorities last week deported Fatim el Musa, a Syrian mother of five, leaving her children behind in Turkey, the Karar news website reported...
Turkish gov’t detained 575 people in one week over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 575 people have been detained in one week due to alleged links to the Gülen movement. The...
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