Cartoonist Trivedi takes part in campaign for release of HR defenders jailed in Turkey
A world famous political cartoonist and free speech activist Aseem Trivedi has launched a “cartoon campaign” for raising awareness on jailed human righst defenders in Turkey....
Another Kurdish inmate dies by suicide
Vedat Erkmen, a Kurdish inmate serving an aggravated life sentence, died on the way to the hospital on Sunday after he allegedly attempted suicide...
Aide says if Erdoğan is harmed, nobody in world will be able to enjoy...
A chief aide to the Turkey's autocratic President said if any harm is done to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, nobody in any part of the...
Hero of July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey says linked to Gülen movement
A soldier called a hero and given a medal after being shot trying to stop the July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey has...
Turkey denying visas to Kyrgyz students at Gülen affiliated schools and their families
Kyrgyz nationals who study at the schools affiliated with the Gülen movement as well as their families are being denied visas to Turkey, said...
Imprisoned HDP leader Demirtaş sues Turkish Interior Minister in libel case
Jailed co-leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas filed a libel lawsuit against the Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu over the...
McCain: Violent response of Erdoğan’s security detail reflective of his treatment of dissents in...
US Senator John McCain and Senator Dianne Feinstein have released a written statement and urged Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to hold accountable the members...
Top prosecutor revokes party membership of leading Turkish opposition figure
The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has revoked the party membership of a senior official of Turkey’s main opposition...
Die Welt group applies to ECtHR in jailed journalist Yücel’s case in Turkey
The WeltN24 GmbH group, which owns the German Die Welt newspaper, has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 77 people over alleged use of ByLock
The Turkish government detained at least 33 people on Thursday morning across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
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