Turkish gov’t to seek extradition of former football player over alleged Gülen links
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Wednesday requested that the necessary judicial action be taken for the extradition of former Galatasaray football player...
20 young women strip-searched at Şakran prison, lawmaker says
Twenty young women were subjected to strip-searches at Şakran Women’s Prison in western Turkey this summer, a pro-Kurdish lawmaker has alleged, the Bold news...
Turkey blacklists 411 critics living abroad over Gülen links
The Turkish government has blacklisted 411 people living in countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, the US and Canada for alleged links to the...
Police detain 45 Boğaziçi students for attempting to set up ‘resistance tent’
Turkish police have detained 45 students from İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University for attempting to set up what they call a “resistance tent” in front of...
Minister Varank: Turkish gov’t has dismissed 1,289 TÜBİTAK personnel over links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government has dismissed 1,289 employees of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) over their alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
Turkish prosecutors launch probe into opposition TV channel over subtitle error involving President Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors have initiated a criminal investigation into pro-opposition broadcaster TELE1 following a subtitle error that appeared to equate President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with...
Journalist’s arrest under controversial disinformation law draws widespread condemnation
The arrest of a veteran investigative journalist under a controversial law criminalizing disinformation following his report on alleged corruption in the Turkish judiciary, which was based...
Turkey’s new terrorism financing law is used to criminalize activities of human rights groups,...
Turkey's new terrorism financing law, which entered into force on December 31, 2020, has been used to criminalize the activities of many civil society...
Turkish prosecutors issue 142 detention warrants over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 142 people as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, the...
Football club fined for Kurdish-language jersey ad
A football club based in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır has been fined for a Kurdish-language advertising slogan on its jerseys, according to...
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