Albania deports Gülen follower at Turkey’s request despite court rejection of extradition
Albanian authorities on Wednesday deported Harun Çelik, a Turkish teacher at a school affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement in Albania, to Turkey despite...
ISIL suspect’s release from jail before deadly shootout in Turkey sparks anger
A gun battle between Turkish police and suspected Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants that killed three officers has triggered a...
Turkey bans access to streaming platform Twitch
Turkey has imposed a ban on access to Twitch, one of the most popular live streaming platforms in the country, Turkish Minute reported.
Turkey’s Telecommunications...
Pro-Kurdish party given additional 60 days to prepare defense in closure case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has given the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and additional 60 days to prepare its defense in a closure case the...
AKP-appointed mayor denies Kurdish author a hearse, leaves coffin on roadside
The body of Zeynel Abidin Han, a Kurdish author, poet and translator who died in Berlin on Feb. 26 and was to be buried...
Nearly 9 in 10 women in Turkey’s film industry report widespread harassment and unsafe...
Nearly nine in 10 women working in Turkey’s film industry say they have experienced harassment, violence, discrimination or other serious workplace violations, according to...
Tech companies asked to resist internet censorship ahead of Turkish elections
With Turkey scheduled to hold local elections at the end of March, a group of international and local human rights and press advocacy groups...
Woman arrested to serve sentence for conviction of Gülen links, leaving children to the...
A mother of three on Sunday was arrested to serve a sentence for conviction of links to the Gülen movement, leaving her children to...
Remains of PKK militant mailed to family in a box
A new bill of Turkey’s Islamist and ultra nationalist government, which will pave the way for dismissals from universities with the accusation of ‘terrorist...
Turkey’s state broadcaster slammed over documentary targeting LGBTQ people
Turkey’s state broadcaster is facing criticism over a documentary that critics say targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people and frames them as...
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