Head of top court in Turkey confirms they don’t have authority to review statutory...
Turkey's Constitutional Court (AYM) President Zühtü Arslan stated that as the top court of the country they don’t have the authority to review the...
EU commissioner Hahn calls for change of tack in ties with Turkey
Johannes Hahn, the European Union‘s (EU) commissioner for enlargement, urged EU governments on April 24 to consider changing its relationship with Turkey after a...
1,009 people detained in massive crackdown on alleged Gülen followers in police force
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for a total of 4,900 people in the police force due to their alleged links to the faith-based...
Many detained over alleged use of ByLock, one arrested over cancelling Digiturk subscription
At least 14 people were detained in Bolu province as part of a post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement...
Turkish Education Ministry launches investigation against use of ‘inter-religous dialogue’ phrase
Turkish Education Ministry has launched an paranoid investigation against a teacher of the primary school student over her use of sentences including the phrase of...
Turkey’s Erdoğan regime extends post-coup witch hunt targeting Gülen followers abroad
Turkey, under the autocratic rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has stepped up its witch hunt against the alleged members of Gülen movement abroad,...
CHP deputy asks about 7 abducted purge victims in parliamentary question
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has submitted a parliamentary question to the Parliament Speaker’s Office in which he...
Council of State rejects case filed by CHP challenging referendum results
Turkey’s Council of State has rejected a case filed by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) demanding the cancellation of the results of...
PACE reopens monitoring process against Turkey
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has decided to reopen a monitoring process against Turkey on Tuesday over substantial backslide on...
PACE rejects Turkey’s ruling AKP’s proposal to use hoax term of ‘FETÖ’
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has rejected a proposal given by Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputies to...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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