New mother detained over alleged Gülen links despite doctor’s objection in Turkey
Hatice Avan, who gave birth to a baby in the western Turkish province of Denizli on Thursday, was detained on Friday, despite her doctor’s...
Turkish woman jailed over alleged Gülen links not released despite serious health risk
Birgül Bulut, one the more than 17,000 women who have been jailed in Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on July...
Turkish gov’t persecutes family members, relatives and friends instead of alleged coup suspect Adil...
While challenging claims over Adil Öksüz, who has been presented by Turkish government as one of the alleged civillian suspects of the controversial coup...
Workers gathering to make May Day statement beaten and detained by police
Workers who wanted to read out a statement about their May 1 International Workers' Day program were beaten and detained by the police in...
At least 474 women murdered in Turkey in 2019: report
At least 474 women were murdered in Turkey in 2019, according to a report released by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.
The platform, which...
Turkey’s top court finds no rights violation in cases of 6 journalists: report
The Turkish Constitutional Court found no violation of rights in two separate cases involving six journalists over their reports on military involvement in Libya...
Turkish PM Yıldırım slams US, says holding business with terrorists ‘humiliating’
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said on Thursday that the US cooperation with "terrorist organisations" is self-humiliating for Washington. According to report by Turkey's...
Turkish gov’t names new top land, air and navy commanders
The Supreme Military Council (YAŞ), which convened at the Çankaya Palace on Wednesday, reshuffled land, naval and air force commanders and decided to designate...
PEN International calls on Turkey to drop terrorism charges against Kurdish writer
PEN International has called on Turkish authorities to drop all charges against a Kurdish writer who faces more than seven years in prison on...
World famous Indian cartoonist launches campaign for jailed journalists in Turkey
A world famous political cartoonist and free speech activist Aseem Trivedi has launched a “cartoon campaign” for raising awareness on wide-scale oppression targeting journalists...
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