HDP Co-chair Yüksekdağ sentenced to one year in prison on insulting Turkish gov’t charges
Co-Chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Figen Yüksekdağ has been handed down a prison sentence of one year for “publicly insulting the...
Governors, police chiefs, bankers, academics, imams and more persecuted in Turkey over alleged Gülen...
Turkish government has continued its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement as Turkish police forces have detained dozens...
Turkey opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu says state of emergency deactivated Parliament
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said the state of emergency (OHAL) that was declared in Turkey in the...
European Union expresses concern about detention of Amnesty’s Kılıç
The European Union on Thursday expressed concern about the recent detention of Taner Kılıç, the chair of Amnesty International Turkey, as part of a...
Suspected killer says received gun from Turkish police on night of failed coup
Mustafa Maraş, a man who is standing trial for killing a tractor driver and injuring his brother in an incident that took place in...
Jailed for months over alleged Gülen links, 62-year-old teacher dies of cancer in Turkish...
Arrested for raising donations on behalf of a Gülen movement-linked charity, 62-year-old religion and ethics teacher Hüseyin Pembe passed away after his battle with...
US ‘deeply concerned’ after Turkey detains Amnesty’s Kılıç
The United States on Wednesday expressed “deep concern” about the recent detention of Taner Kılıç, the chair of Amnesty International Turkey, as part of...
Turkey’s President Erdoğan, PM Yıldırım vow to annihilate followers of Gülen movement
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Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım have vowed on Wednesday evening to annihilate every each member of the Gülen movement...
CoE’s Muižnieks expresses concern about Turkey’s new Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors
Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, has expressed concern about the new composition of Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and...
Turkish Parliament approves troop deployment to Qatar amid diplomatic crisis in Gulf
The Turkish Parliament on Wednesday approved legislation allowing its troops to be deployed to a military base in Qatar amid a diplomatic crisis in...
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