Turkey’s OHAL Commission decides to reinstate only 40 out of 3,110 applicants dismissed by...
The State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission (OHAL Commission) has examined the cases of 3,111 applicants, who were dismissed by government decrees under the...
40 people in Rize, PM advisor detained by Turkish police over alleged ties with...
Turkish police detained 40 people as part of its post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding...
Turkish author Perihan Mağden: I feel like a Jew in Nazi Germany
Renowned Turkish author Perihan Mağden has assessed the anti-democratic practices and increasing pressures in Turkey and described the current period in Turkey by comparing...
UN experts raise concern over Turkey’s prosecution of LGBTQ+ activist
United Nations special rapporteurs have raised serious concerns over the arrest and prosecution of Enes Hocaoğulları, a 23-year-old LGBTQ+ activist and Turkey’s youth delegate...
German minister hopeful for deal with Ankara to deport unsuccessful asylum seekers
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has said her government is working at achieving closer cooperation with Ankara for the deportation of Turkish nationals with...
Human rights groups call for release of jailed judge to see critically injured son
Human rights groups have launched a social media campaign urging Turkish authorities to release former judge Murat Arslan, allowing him to be with his...
Ankara court blocks access to news and tweets about torture allegations against police officer
The Ankara 6th Criminal Court of Peace has ordered the removal of news and tweets regarding torture allegations against police officer Abdulkadir Türkyılmaz, who...
Erdoğan threatens Turkish businessmen: Don’t take your money overseas
Amid claims that Turkey is facing an economic crisis, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said they will not forgive those businessmen who...
Police detain head of bar association for questioning why he was asked to show...
Ekrem Dönmez, head of the Hatay Bar Association, was briefly detained by the police while dining with his family at a restaurant on Wednesday...
Turkish gov’t tries leading businessmen over their alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has continued to try leading businessmen over their alleged links to the Gülen movement on Thursday. Ankara businessman Verdal Hosta was tired...
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