Turkey’s war on human rights: 43 rights advocates in police custody for two days
The Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch has announced on Monday that 43 human rights advocates, who were detained during their attempt to issue...
EU’s budget chief expects Turkey aid to be cut due to post-coup crackdown
Guenther Oettinger, European commissioner for budget and human resources, said on Monday that he expects billions of euros in aid to bring Turkey closer...
Turkey’s Chief of General Staff held by putschists treated with respect, says major coup...
Former Turkish Air Forces commander and member of the Supreme Military Council Akın Öztürk, a key suspect in a trial concerning a controversial coup...
Radical Islamist HÜDA-PAR supports AKP member’s ‘new state’ remarks about Turkish Republic
Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu, chair of the Free Cause Party (HÜDA-PAR), a political arm of the Kurdish Hizbullah and a close ally of the ruling Justice...
İzmir’s leading high school transferred to the foundation of Erdoğan’s son
İzmir Atatürk High school, one of the most prominent schools founded in 1888 in the western province of İzmir, has been transferred to Turkey...
Turkey’s Interior Ministry: 157 detained in one week due to social media posts
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 157 people have been detained over the past week on charges of disseminating propaganda on social...
448 people detained in one week in post-coup witch hunt targeting Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a total of 448 people were detained in the past week as part of an ongoing...
Report: 36 Kurdish villagers tortured under Turkish police custody
Thirty-six villagers who were detained following a clash between Turkish security forces and terrorists were allegedly tortured by police, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on...
ECtHR asks Turkish government for explanation over the case of abducted lawyer
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to evaluate the application of Emine Özben whose husband Mustafa Özben (42), a Bar-registered lawyer...
Turkey’s main oppositon leader: Erdoğan must talk about the ‘new state’
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Sunday said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the one who should be talking about...
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