Turkish gov’t vows to continue to crackdown on his movement after Gülen’s death
Turkish government officials have voiced their determination to continue to target followers of the Gülen movement following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish-Islamic...
Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code banned in Turkish prison due to emergency rule
US novelist Dan Brown’s best-selling thriller, The Da Vinci Code was banned in İstanbul’s Silivri prison under Turkey’s post-coup emergency measures, according to the main opposition...
Gross human rights violations continue in Turkish prisons, says report
Human rights violations against detainees and inmates are continuing with increasing cases of unlawful strip-searches, abuse and torture, according to a report by the...
Turks, Kurds seeking asylum in Greece harassed, pushed back to Turkey by knife-wielding masked...
Fifty-three asylum seekers, comprising Kurds and Turks fleeing a crackdown on non-loyalist citizens in Turkey, were attacked and forcibly returned to Turkey by unidentified,...
Twitter removes Turkish far-right leader’s tweet targeting Boğaziçi students
A tweet posted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ultranationalist ally Devlet Bahçeli that referred to students protesting the appointment of a pro-government...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog fines 3 more stations for airing content critical of gov’t
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has imposed fines on three television stations for broadcasting content critical of the Turkish government, the T24 news website reported.
Radio and...
Jailed Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel taken out of solitary confinement
Imprisoned Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel has reportedly been taken out of solitary confinement. Germany's Minister of Justice, Heiko Maas said that “Finally some things...
İstanbul mayor’s bus pelted during election campaign
Angry protesters on Sunday pelted the İstanbul mayor’s campaign bus with stones while he was touring Turkey’s conservative heartland ahead of next weekend’s general...
Amnesty chief to ask EU’s Mogherini to raise arrest of HR activists with Turkish...
Amnesty International Secretary-General Salil Shetty is to meet with High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini on Tuesday...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s pending state visit draws ire in Germany
The prospect of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan being received with military honors in Berlin has some German politicians up in arms, according to...
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