Turkish security forces killed a taxi driver over alleged PKK link
A forty-five year old taxi driver who had been working in Turkey’s southeastern province of Van lost his life on Thursday after police officers...
EU calls on Turkey to investigate abduction cases targeting Gülen movement
The European Union (EU) on Thursday said it was closely following developments in Turkey including the abductions of people from the Gülen movement, reminding...
[UPDATE] Turkish court arrests 10 opposition municipal officials on terrorism charges
An İstanbul court ruled for the arrest of 10 senior municipal officials from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Thursday following their detention on...
Turkish prosecutors seek prison terms for 17 for protesting death of minors in state-run...
Turkish prosecutors have sought multi-year prison sentences for 17 opposition party members accused of protesting the deaths of minors in a state-run vocational training...
Ex-police chief debunks coup claims against 2013 graft probe in interview published after his...
Former deputy police commissioner Hüseyin Korkmaz says in a final recorded interview, posted on YouTube after his death earlier this month, that the December...
Turkish nationalist group prays at İstanbul’s Hagia Sophia amid Jerusalem tension
Amid tension due to US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Dec. 6, members of the Alperen Ocakları, an offshoot...
Critically ill woman sent to prison after authorities refuse to postpone her sentence
Turkish authorities have refused to postpone the execution of the prison sentence of critically ill Ayşe Özdoğan, 34, who was arrested on Saturday and...
Turkey blocks aid convoy to Syria’s Kobani, NGOs say
Turkish authorities blocked a convoy carrying aid to Kobani, a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria encircled by the Syrian army, Agence France-Presse reported.
Nongovernmental organizations...
Turkish gov’t detains 15 people over their alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 15 people, including military officers and cadet candidates, on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 306 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 624 social media accounts and taken legal action against 306 users over the last week (June 4-June 11), the...
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