Turkey arrests yet another journalist on terrorism charges
Journalist Aziz Oruç, who was detained by police in the eastern province of Ağrı on Dec. 11, has been arrested on terrorism charges, according...
Turkey’s top court approves punishment for union activities during working hours
Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has rejected an individual application filed by a civil servant who received an administrative punishment for engaging in union activities...
40 Turkish police officers die by suicide in first half of 2025
Forty Turkish police officers have died by suicide in the first half of 2025, marking an increase that has raised fresh concerns about mental...
Bierhoff: Özil should have been left off World Cup squad after photo with Erdoğan
Germany should have considered leaving midfielder Mesut Özil out of the World Cup squad following the furor caused by the player’s photo with Turkish...
Turkish national illegally renditioned from Tajikistan detained over Gülen links
A Turkish national who was illegally brought to Turkey from Tajikistan has been detained due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement, the...
Pro-Erdoğan TV channel to be established in Germany with Turkish Embassy’s help
An Internet television channel called Z-23, which will promote Turkey's autocraticPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Germany, is...
German federal prosecutors drop Turkish imams’ spying probe amid thaw with Turkey
German prosecutors on Wednesday said they were dropping a case against several Turkish imams suspected of spying for Turkey due to insufficient evidence and...
Inmates allege beatings by guards at prison in SE Turkey
Guards at a high-security prison in the southeastern province of Van allegedly beat inmates and forced them to the ground during a raid on...
Civil servant fired in post-coup purge not reinstated despite acquittal of all charges
A former civil servant who was summarily dismissed from his job with a government decree after a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15,...
Turkish journalists union criticizes police officers who threatened journalist
The Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) at a Wednesday press conference in Diyarbakır protested threats made by the police against journalist Cengiz Anıl Bölükbaşı...
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