Turkey uses vague morality laws to target LGBTQ+ community: rights group
An international human rights group has said Turkish authorities are using broadly defined “obscenity” and “indecency” laws — and proposing new restrictions — to...
Civil servant purged from job succumbs to cancer after belated release from prison
Caner Durukan, 42, a Turkish healthcare worker dismissed from his job in a post-coup purge, succumbed to cancer in a hospital after his release...
Trump says delivered ‘just about everything’ to evangelicals — except pastor Brunson
US President Donald Trump hosted a dinner of evangelical leaders at the White House Monday night and told them he has delivered “just about...
Renowned social anthropologist released from custody under judicial supervision
Professor Nükhet Sirman, a renowned social anthropologist who was detained by Turkish police on Saturday for her academic work, was released from custody under judicial supervision...
Top court rules Turkey violated rights of Gülen-linked teacher abducted from Kazakhstan
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that authorities violated their obligation to investigate credible allegations of torture made by Zabit Kişi, a former teacher convicted...
EU urges Turkey to ‘uphold democratic values’ after mayor’s arrest
The European Commission on Monday urged Turkey to “uphold democratic values” as both a member of the Council of Europe and an EU candidate...
Jailed PKK leader warns ‘coup mechanics’ will kick in if peace talks collapse
The jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has warned that Ankara’s renewed peace efforts with the group “must succeed,” saying that...
Jailed Turkish philanthropist Kavala says arrested just after being targeted by Erdoğan
Jailed businessman, philanthropist and civil activist Osman Kavala said his imprisonment came just after Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s words, implying that the...
Erdoğanist columnist says he can instruct Doğan media boss to fire all critical Hürriyet...
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A staunchly Erdoğanist Sar daily columnist Cem Küçük targeted journalists at the Hürriyet newspaper as well as the Doğan media group on Friday, saying...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens to strike UN-assisted Makhmour refugee camp
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said his country could hit the UN-aided Makhmour refugee camp, 40 miles southwest of Kurdistan Regional Government's...
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