Kurdish musician recounts details of mistreatment targeting her, Gülenists in Turkish prison
A Kurdish singer who was held in pretrial detention in Turkey for more than a year on terrorism charges has recounted the mistreatment she...
PACE to discuss and vote on degrading Turkey’s status to monitoring process on Tuesday
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss whether to degrade Turkey’s status and reopen...
PEN declares jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş an ‘honorary member
PEN Center Germany, part of PEN International, has declared jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been imprisoned in Turkey for two years, an...
152 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in September: report
A total of 152 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in September, according to a monthly report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG).
Three...
Students, academics protest proposed division of Turkey’s İstanbul University
İstanbul University students and academics continued a weeks-long protest on Tuesday in Beyazıt Square against a bill submitted to the Turkish Parliament to split up...
Majority of Turks oppose constitutional amendment enabling Erdoğan’s re-election
A majority of Turks, 66.3 percent, are against a constitutional amendment that would allow President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to run again in the election...
4,329 Turks applied for asylum in Germany in first 6 months of 2018
A total of 4,329 Turkish citizens applied for asylum in Germany in the first six months of this year, according to the country’s Interior...
Turkish gov’t detained 664 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in a week
At least 664 people were detained as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement over...
Turkey’s top judge claims ‘only courts can release Brunson’
Turkey’s top appeals court judge has said American pastor Andrew Brunson can only be released by Turkey's “independent and impartial courts.”
Speaking at an official...
Family of incarcerated 72-year-old reports drastic decline in his health
The family of a 72-year-old Alzheimer’s disease patient, who was recently arrested and imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has said...
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