Turkish gov’t jails journalists Gündem, Gönültaş and Kılıç over links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has jailed 3 more journalists on Tuesday. It was learned that journalists Mehmet Gündem, Nuh Gönültaş and Behram Kılıç were arrested by...
Austrian FM Kurz says Turkey’s Erdoğan acts like a dictator
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been acting like a dictator, Deutsche Welle reported on Wednesday.
Speaking to...
Turkey’s prison population surges in 7 months, with overcrowding worsening
Turkey’s prison population has surged by over 50,000 in seven months, with overcrowding worsening as critics link the crisis to government-led mass arrests.
Under President...
Independence of Turkey’s forensics council called into question as 3 more die in prison
Doubts have grown over the independence and credibility of Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK), an institution affiliated with the Ministry of Justice, as...
Turkey investigates Kurdish politician for promoting his book on social media
Prosecutors in the eastern Turkish province of Kars have launched an investigation into Kurdish politician Mahmut Alınak over a series of social media posts,...
40 women killed by men, 20 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Forty women were murdered by men in Turkey in May, and 20 more died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported.
Of the...
Defence Minister: Turkish shelling marks de facto start of Afrin operation
Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Friday that Turkey’s operation in Syria’s Kurdish-controlled Afrin region has “de facto” begun with cross-border shelling.
“The operation...
DEM Party lawmaker condemns poor conditions, inadequate healthcare in Turkish prisons
In a parliamentary speech on Wednesday, Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu criticized the poor conditions in Turkish prisons and...
Systemic problems are causing spike in measles cases, warns TTB
Problems in Turkey’s healthcare system and incorrect policies are causing a surge in measles cases in the country, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) warned.
Speaking...
Erdoğan eyes third decade of rule in historic runoff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cruises on Sunday into the final week before an historic runoff election as the big favorite to extend two...
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