Erdoğan says Gülen movement supporters have no property rights
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said at a press conference on Wednesday prior to an official trip to Azerbaijan that supporters of the Gülen...
PACE expresses ‘deep concern’ over Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear plan
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Thursday expressed “deep concern” on the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in...
13 participants in Women’s Day’s march in İstanbul detained on Erdoğan insult charges
Turkish police have detained 13 women including a minor who took part in a march to mark International Women’s Day on March 8 in...
Turkish court gives prison sentences to pro-Kurdish HDP’s Demirtaş and Önder
The leading figures of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples Democratic Party (HDP), former co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, and former HDP deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder were sentenced...
Turkey bans journalism awards ceremony due to state of emergency
The Beyoğlu district governor’s office in İstanbul banned a journalism awards ceremony named after Kurdish dissident writer and activist Musa Anter and planned to...
Turkish gov’t detains more than 40 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government has detained more than 40 people, including six noncommissioned officers and a police chief, as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Turkish gov’t imposes curfew in over 30 villages in Bitlis province
Turkish government imposed a round-the-clock curfew on Wednesday in at least 35 villages in Bitlis province as Turkish security forces have launched an operation...
Number of Turkish asylum seekers in Germany increased by 216 percent in 2022: report
The number of Turkish nationals seeking asylum in Germany increased by 216 percent in 2022, putting Turkey third among countries with the most asylum...
Kurdish Red Crescent says civilians in Afrin under threat of massacre
Stating that 232 civilians, including 35 children and 29 women, have been killed and at least 668 civilians, among them some 90 children and 100...
Turkey orders blocking of access to jailed journalist’s YouTube channel
A Turkish court has ordered the blocking of access to the YouTube channel of journalist Fatih Altaylı, who is currently being held in prison,...
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