Up to 5 years in prison sought for two pro-Kurdish HDP deputies
A prosecutor is seeking up to five years in prison for pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Ağrı deputies Dirayet Taşdemir and Berdan Öztürk on...
Politician Meral Akşener slams Turkish Parliament speaker for degrading remark
Former Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy and leadership candidate MeralAkşener has strongly criticized Turkish Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman for referring to her by the...
Detention of human rights defenders in Turkey extended for another 7 days
The detention of a group of human rights defenders who were taken into custody on July 5, 2017 during a workshop at a hotel...
23,427 academics affected by state of emergency in Turkey
A total of 23,427 academics have been affected by a state of emergency (OHAL) that was declared following a controversial military coup attempt on...
Arrest warrant issued for football star Hakan Şükür for insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan
An arrest warrant has been issued for renowned Turkish international soccer player Hakan Şükür for insulting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his...
Detention warrants issued for 40 at closed-down university, 52 informatics staff detained over alleged...
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 40 people including academics and staff members at the Ankara-based Turgut Özal University...
Turkey arrests newly married Kutlu couple over alleged Gülen links
The detained bridegroom Aykut Kutlu was arrested by an Uşak court on Monday over his alleged links to the Gülen movement as his spouse...
Pro-Kurdish HDP’s imprisoned co-chair Demirtaş ‘repays’ Erdoğan for terrorist remarks
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş has said he is “repaying” Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his accusation that he...
Amnesty protests arrest of 2 members in front of Turkish embassies
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Amnesty International members have protested the detention and arrest in Turkey of İdil Eser and Taner Kılıç, both of AI, in front of Turkish...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s long arm 2.0 out to recruit non-Turkish Muslims
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The Erdoğan regime’s destabilizing long arm in cultivating recruitments among Turkish expatriates abroad to serve the interests of the current Turkish government’s...
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