Five more people detained, 1 arrested for wearing ‘hero’ T-shirts in Turkey
Two factory workers in Sakarya province, two university students in Antalya were detained and a hotel worker in Antalya was arrested after co-workers reported...
2,981 killed in two years since truce collapse between Turkey, PKK
A total of 2,981 people were killed in two years during clashes between Turkish forces and outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists since the...
Syriacs in Sweden to launch an initiative to take their seized properties in Turkey
Scandinavian Syriac Churches Union has condemned the seizures of Syriacs' properties by Turkish government and stated that they will not be silent in the face...
Turkey’s parliamentary committee recommends removal of HDP deputy’s immunity
The Justice and Constitution Joint Committee in the Turkish Parliament on Friday recommended removal of the parliamentary immunity of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)...
Detention warrants issued for 4 rights defenders previously released by İstanbul court
İstanbul’s Adalar Chief Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for four human rights defenders who were released on judicial probation on Tuesday after they...
Turkey’s pro-gov’t daily claims rights activists were plotting coup attempt on Büyükada
One of the staunchly pro-government dailies in Turkey, Güneş, claimed on Friday that a group of human rights activists were plotting a coup attempt...
Turkey reportedly blacklists 680 German companies suspected of supporting terrorism
Turkey has blacklisted more than 680 German companies it suspects of supporting terrorism, a German security source told Reuters on Friday. According to Reuters,...
Wife accuses Turkey’s intel of abducting her husband, files a complaint with top court
Emine Özben whose husband was abducted in Ankara two months ago took her case to the Turkish Constitutional Court (AYM) by filing a complaint...
ÇGD report: 318 journalists detained, 103 jailed in Turkey in one year
A recently-released quarterly press report by the Contemporary Journalists’ Association (ÇGD) has revealed that 318 journalists were detained and 103 of them were jailed...
Germany suspends arms deals with Turkey as German firms targeted by Erdoğan regime
Germany has decided to suspend arms deals with Turkey amid increasing political tensions between the two countries, the German daily Bild reported on Thursday....
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