20 people detained for protesting dumping of quake debris in village near Orontes River
Twenty people have been detained for protesting the dumping of debris left by recent earthquakes in Turkey in a village near the Orontes River,...
21 int’l NGOs and journalists organizations call for dropping of lawsuit against cyber-rights activist...
Twenty-one international NGOs and journalists organizations on Friday issued a statement calling for the dropping of a lawsuit filed against academic and cyber-rights activist...
US warns Turkey: Nothing more to negotiate until pastor Brunson is freed
US President Donald Trump’s top national security aide warned Turkey’s ambassador on Monday that the US has nothing further to negotiate until a detained...
Turkish academic gets suspended sentence for insulting president
Turkish academic and journalist Çiğdem Bayraktar Ör has been given a suspended sentence of more than one year on conviction of “insulting the president”...
Indictment of Kurdish journalists jailed for 10 months accepted by court
A high criminal court in southeastern Turkey has accepted an indictment of 21 people, the vast majority of whom are Kurdish journalists who have...
INTERPOL denied 773 Red Notice requests by Turkish gov’t for individuals with alleged links...
The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) refused to issue Red Notices for individuals with alleged links to the Gülen movement in 773 cases after...
Turkish educator Halil Dinç passes away in Greece after fleeing persecution in Turkey
Halil Dinç, a 45-year-old Turkish educator who fled to Greece from the persecution of the Islamist government led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
Young Turkish teacher dies by suicide after losing teaching position in controversial hiring process
A young teacher in Turkey’s Giresun province died by suicide after being denied a teaching position despite a higher exam score, sparking renewed criticism...
Drug traffickers use Turkey’s citizenship laws to evade trial in Europe: report
Europe’s most-wanted drug traffickers are increasingly evading capture by becoming Turkish citizens, VICE World News reported, citing European law enforcement officials.
European law enforcement officials, speaking...
CoE may launch infringement proceedings against Turkey over its failure to free Kavala
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Council of Ministers on Thursday threatened for the first time to launch disciplinary proceedings against Turkey over its failure...
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