HR activists in Turkey demand perpetrators of Roboski massacre to be brought to justice
Turkey's Human Rights Association (İHD) has released press statements in İstanbul and Ankara on the Roboski massacre that left 34 people dead in 2011 as a...
Europa Nostra condemns, NGOs protest relocation of Turkey’s historical Hasankeyf
As the Board of Europa Nostra deeply deplores the decision of the Turkish government to build a dam that would lead to flooding of...
Journalist says Erdoğan tracking phone calls of ‘March for Justice’ participants
Yeniçağ daily's Ankara representative Ahmet Takan has claimed that Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has asked for an investigation into “March for Justice“...
Three-year prison sentence for journalist Eskin approved by Turkey’s appeal court
The prison sentence, which was given to now-closed Dicle news agnecy (DİHA) reporter İsmail Eskin, was approved by the regional appeal court on Thursday...
Jagland says jailed journalists and deputies are priority for Council of Europe
Thorbjørn Jagland, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, who has referred to the arrests in Turkey, said journalists and members of the Parliament...
CHP deputy Çiçek says Turkish judges, prosecutors tired of pressure
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Dursun Çiçek has said judges and prosecutors in the country are tired of government pressure and...
German Social Democrat leader Schulz calls for ban on Erdoğan’s rally in Germany
Martin Schulz, the Social Democrat candidate for German chancellor, has called for a ban on Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s political rally in...
Turkey’s Erdoğan regime makes eid al-fitr as an occasion of persecution for alleged Gülen...
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government, which has launched a massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged followers of the Gülen movement, has made...
Turkey’s Director of Religious Affairs targets Gülen movement supporters in Bosnia
Mehmet Görmez, the director of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), has targeted Gülen movement followers in Bosnia, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on...
Turkish minister calls Kılıçdaroğlu as ‘terrorist’ while CHP decides to hold demonstration after ‘March...
Turkey's Customs and Trade Minister Bülent Tüfenkçi on Wednesday labeled participants in the March for Justice, which was launched by main opposition Republican People’s...
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