US State Department criticises Turkish gov’t’s ‘broad definition of terrorism’
The US State Department has criticized Turkish government's definition of terrorism, saying, "Turkey has a broad definition of terrorism that includes crimes against the...
Turkey’s election board denies memo on İYİ Party’s ineligibility to run in snap elections
The Supreme Board of Elections (YSK) on Friday denied the authenticity of a document that claimed the opposition İYİ Party would not be able...
Heating system doesn’t work in İstanbul’s Silivri Prison despite freezing temperatures
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu in a Monday tweet criticized the worsening conditions in İstanbul's Silivri Prison, saying the heating system...
Erdoğan ally renews call to shut down Turkey’s top court
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, renewed his call to shut down Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM)...
Turkish court continues to keep businessman Kavala in jail despite CoE decision
A Turkish court on Thursday rejected an appeal against the imprisonment of prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars on...
Turkish parliament passes bill increasing government monitoring of civil society groups
Turkey’s parliament approved a law Sunday that would increase government monitoring of civil society groups, which rights groups have warned would violate the freedom...
Turkish court convicts 4 human rights activists on terrorism-related charges
A Turkish court on Friday convicted Amnesty International’s former Turkey chairman, Taner Kılıç, of membership in a terrorist organization and sentenced him to more...
Report: Soon-to-be-displaced residents of Turkey’s ancient Hasankeyf have nowhere to go
The Ilısu Dam, nearing completion in southeastern Turkey, will soon displace residents of the ancient settlement of Hasankeyf, but many of them will be...
Report: Flynn’s Turkish client to quit after inclusion in Mueller probe
Chairman of the Turkey-US Business Council (TAİK) Ekim Alptekin has reportedly decided to resign from his post after Special Counsel Robert Mueller included the...
Turkey’s peace initiative with Kurdish militants has been ‘frozen,’ senior PKK figure says
Turkey’s new peace initiative with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has been “frozen,” a senior PKK figure said on Thursday, warning that the...
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