Oppression targeting pro-Kurdish HDP mounts all sides ahead of referendum
Turkish government’s oppression targeting pro-Kurdish People’s Democracy Party (HDP) has geared up with new arrest warrants for HDP deputies and new seizures of pro-Kurdish...
3 more social media users arrested for insulting Erdoğan
Three people were arrested on Thursday in Tekirdağ for “disseminating terrorist propaganda” and “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Cumhuriyet...
24 TÜBİTAK engineers detained over Gülen links
As part of government operations targeting the Gülen movement, 24 engineers who work for the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) were...
Turkish Culture Ministry demands censorship for short film ‘The Last Schnitzel’
Turkish Culture Ministry has demanded two directors to censor their short film as condition to be able to get permission to take part in...
Imprisoned HDP deputy says being held under tight isolation
Pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Adana deputy Meral Danış Beştaş said she is being kept under tight isolation in the prison.
As part of a...
Pro-gov’t TV claims $100,000 bills were given to senior Gülen executives
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Nazif Karaman, Sabah daily special intelligence director and a commentator for the pro-government A Haber TV, claimed on Wednesday that $100,000 bills, which were...
AKP deputy urges Turkey to investigate spying activities by Germany
Amid tensions between Turkey and Germany over spying imams, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Metin Külünk urged prosecutors to investigate possible spying...
12 former central bank employees arrested over ByLock use
Twelve former employees of the Turkish Central Bank who were detained in Ankara last week due to their use of a smart phone application...
Turkey calls on parents to report Erdogan critics at German schools
Turkish consulates in Germany have been organizing events for Turkish parents and asking them to spy on critics of the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
AKP official who attracted criticism with civil war remarks resigns
Justice and Development Party (AKP) Manisa provincial deputy chairman Ozan Erdem who warned of a civil war if a ‘no’ vote comes out from...
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