US ‘concerned’ about reports of educator missing in Kyrgyzstan
The US State Department is “concerned” by reports that the founder of the Sapat school network, Orhan İnandı, has been reported missing in Kyrgyzstan,...
Turkish prosecutor extends journalist Erdem’s period of detention for 7 days
Turkish prosecutors have extended the detention period of journalist Zeki Erdem, who has been under police custody since July 11, for another seven days,...
Turkey’s control of the internet threatens elections, right groups warn
Two prominent rights organizations have called on the Turkish government to end online censorship while urging technology firms to prioritize rights as Turkey holds critical presidential...
Minister says LGBT foundations unable to damage family values despite foreign funding
Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, known for his anti-LGBT statements, has said LGBT foundations in the country are receiving a significant amount of foreign...
Veteran journalist briefly detained for comments on Ankara suicide bombing
Veteran Turkish journalist and Halk TV host Ayşenur Arslan was briefly detained after being targeted by Ebubekir Şahin, chairman of Turkey’s Radio and Television...
Turkey’s ex-President Gül will not challenge Erdoğan in presidential election
Turkey’s former President Abdullah Gül on Saturday said he would not be a candidate in a snap presidential election on June 24, underlining that...
Turkish President Erdoğan postpones miners’ strike, citing national security concerns
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has halted a planned miners' strike in four provinces for 60 days, citing national security concerns, Turkish media reported.
The decision,...
Turkey cannot achieve peace with Kurds without democratic reforms: main opposition leader
Özgür Özel, the chairman of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has said that lasting peace with the country’s Kurds is impossible without...
99 percent of Turkey’s post-coup purge victims say they were denied fair trial: survey
Nearly 99 percent of civil servants dismissed by emergency decrees after a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016 say they were denied the right...
Kavala expresses surprise at ‘bold detachment from the law’ in his trial
Businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been in prison since November 2017 without substantial evidence to justify the charges against him, has said...
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