İstanbul Municipality cancels invitation to Wikipedia founder after disputed ban
The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has taken the name of Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales from the invitee list of an event that will take place...
The police officer who thwarted coup plotters detained in sick bed
A 34-year old police officer who intervened into the advance of army tanks in Turkish capital and helped push putschist back on the day...
Arrest warrant issued for newly-released pro-Kurdish HDP deputy
A Diyarbakır court has ruled for the re-arrest of pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Nursel Aydoğan who was released from jail on April...
Report: Tips claim about 1,000 detainees being tortured by police across Turkey
It is claimed that about 1,000 people who were detained by police forces last week have been started to be tortured in detention centers...
Report: 10 pro-Erdoğan imams accused of spying fled Germany
Ten of 16 Turkish imams who were accused of spying for the Turkish government on Gülen movement followers in Germany are currently at large,...
UN rights chief voices deep concern over mass arrests, purges, renewal of state of...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein voiced deep concern on Monday at mass arrests, sackings and the renewal of the state of...
Kılıçdaroğlu: Fundamental rights and freedoms restricted under state of emergency in Turkey
Fundamental rights and freedoms in Turkey have been restricted under the state of emergency that has been in place since failed coup attempt on...
As PM Yıldırım talks about ‘Turkey’s democracy’, ban on Wikipedia streamed in caption
As Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım was giving an interview to BBC World News on Turkey's democratic credentials, a caption streamed simultaneously saying that "Wikipedia...
Turkey’s Interior Ministry: 2,331 Detained Over Alleged Gülen Links In One Week
A total of 2,331 people were detained in post-coup witch hunt operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement over the past week, according to a statement from...
Doğan news agency fires reporter who defended Hakan Şükür against gov’t crackdown
Pro-government Doğan news agency has dismissed its reporter Kadir Çetinçalı since he defended Hakan Şükür during a general assembly meeting to expel former football star...
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