12 people detained as they allegedly flee from Turkey to Greek island
Twelve people were detained while they were allegedly on their way to escape from Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt targeting the followers of...
Turkish gov’t detains 9 active duty military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Tuesday detained nine military officers on active duty in 11 provinces across Turkey in a Zonguldak-based investigation as part of...
Amazon postpones Turkey launch over anti-American sentiment
Amazon has postponed its entry to the Turkish market due to the anti-American sentiment among the public, manifested most recently when Turks smashed iPhones...
CoE delegation visits jailed İstanbul mayor, condemns his detention without trial
A delegation from the Council of Europe (CoE) visited İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in jail this week, marking the first international meeting with the...
Pro-Erdoğan Turkish troll says ‘the best Gülenist is a dead Gülenist’
Amid an ongoing witch-hunt conducted by the government targeting people sympathetic to Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, one of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s well-known...
Turkish court sentences 9 defendants in 2015 ISIL attack trial to life in prison
A Turkish court in Ankara on Friday handed down 101 life sentences without the chance of parole to each of nine suspects in a...
Turkey Purge: 1,895 people detained, 992 people jailed in past 15 days over coup...
Turkish government has continued its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement and the citizens from Turkey’s Kurdish minority...
Turkey’s top court approves punishment for union activities during working hours
Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) has rejected an individual application filed by a civil servant who received an administrative punishment for engaging in union activities...
Arrest warrant issued for newly-released pro-Kurdish HDP deputy
A Diyarbakır court has ruled for the re-arrest of pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Nursel Aydoğan who was released from jail on April...
Turkish interior minister likens May 14 elections to 2016 attempted coup
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu in a speech on Friday likened the upcoming general election on May 14 to a coup attempt, Turkish media...
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