Turkey detains 17 physicians over alleged ties to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities have detained 17 doctors in a series of coordinated raids across 10 provinces on allegations of ties to the faith-based Gülen movement,...
Turkish gov’t detains record number of Kurdish citizens ahead of Nevroz
The Turkish government on Friday detained at least 94 Kurdish citizens across Turkey over alleged membership in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) ahead...
Jailed Turkish philanthropist awaits his fate under Erdoğan’s wrath
Jailed without a conviction since 2017, Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala says he feels like a tool in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attempts to blame...
CHP deputy files complaint against AKP member who claimed new Turkish state founded
A Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy has filed a legal complaint against a member of the Central Decision and Administration Board (MKYK) of the...
Document exposes large-scale spying campaign on critics in Australia by Turkish diplomats
The Turkish government used its diplomats in Australia to carry out a large-scale spying campaign on opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...
COMMENTARY — Exposing generals in Erdoğan’s troll army
By Abdullah Bozkurt
For several years now senior Turkish government officials clustered around Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have been running an army of...
A letter from prison shows tortures have taken a systematic form in Turkey’s prisons
A letter sent by Evrim Konak, an inmate in Gebze Type M Women’s Prison, to pro-Kurdish media outlets indicates heavy pressures and tortures have...
More than 430 Turkish citizens apply for political asylum in Germany
A total of 217 Turkish citizens with a diplomatic passport and 220 people, including military officers, with a service passport have applied for political...
Turkey to seek extradition of 33 political dissidents from Sweden, Finland
Turkey’s justice minister said Wednesday that his ministry will seek the extradition of 33 political dissidents from Sweden and Finland under a deal to...
Turkey again bans Women’s Day march in central İstanbul
A district governor’s office in İstanbul has as in previous years declared the central Taksim neighborhood and surrounding area off-limits for demonstrations or marches...
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