Turkish parliament censors MPs speaking minority languages
Several MPs who attempted to mark UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day on Wednesday by giving speeches in minority languages in Turkey’s parliament were censored...
Governor’s office bans annual women’s day march in İstanbul
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has announced that no demonstrations or marches will be allowed to mark International Women’s Day in İstanbul’s Taksim neighborhood on...
Defendants blame Gülen movement for pregnant minor scandal at İstanbul hospital
Two defendants who appeared in the first hearing of a trial concerning a scandal at İstanbul’s Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Teaching and Research Hospital involving...
Turkish govenment imposes curfew on 176 Kurdish villages, hamlets
Turkish authorities in Diyarbakır has declared an indefinite round-the-clock curfew in 176 villages and hamlets on Wednesday to conduct a wide-ranging military operation against...
Minister Kaya says dared to die in Netherlands, returned upon Erdoğan’s call
Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya who was expelled from the Netherlands on Saturday night after she insisted on...
Turkish gov’t detains 63 former police officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained 63 former police officers in 19 provinces on Saturday following the detention warrants issued by the Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office for...
Outlawed PKK militants kill 8 Turkish soldiers in attack in Batman
Eäght Turkish soldiers were killed and two others were wounded on Thursday in an attack carried out by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)...
Turkey detains 593 in one week in witch-hunt targeting Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a total of 593 people were detained in the past week as part of an ongoing...
Turkey removes another mayor from office following terrorism conviction
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed Mehmet Alkan, mayor of the Kağızman district of Kars province, from office after he was sentenced to more than...
Human rights advocates slam ‘inhumane conditions’ in Turkey’s Y-type prisons
Human rights advocates have condemned the inhumane conditions in Turkey’s Y-type high-security prisons — often referred to as “pit-type” prisons— urging authorities to implement...
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