Eight more academics detained amidst protests against post-coup purges
Eight academicians including Professor Mehmet Ali Malas, dean of the faculty of medicine at Katip Çelebi University in İzmir, were detained on Thursday over...
Prosecutor cites Twitter messages as terror evidence for critical journalists
In the most bizarre case ever seen in Turkey against 29 indicted journalists, Turkish prosecutor cited Tweets and Retweets amounting legitimate criticisms as evidence...
EP President Tajani calls for fair and free elections in Turkey
The Turkish people must be given the opportunity to participate in elections that are free and fair, with the media being allowed to ensure...
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...
Turkish businessman who spent more than a year in jail over Gülen links dies...
Turkish businessman Ali Hocaoğlu, who spent more than a year in pre-trial detention over alleged links to the Gülen movement, has reportedly died of...
Turkish gov’t detains İstanbul lawyer over her social media posts
Lawyer Sibel Sevinç Deveci has been detained due to social media posts deemed to be propaganda on behalf of the faith-based Gülen movement.
Deveci was...
Turkish prosecutor files new charges against 4 Zaman journalists
A prosecutor has filed new charges against four journalists who worked for the Zaman newspaper, which was seized on March 4, 2016 and then...
Turkish gov’t detains more than 100 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained more than 100 people across Turkey on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
177 workers killed in occupational accidents across Turkey in April
One hundred seventy-seven workers were documented to have died in occupational accidents across Turkey in April, according to a monthly study released by a...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 129 police officers, detains at least 120 people...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants on Thursday for 129 police officers who were dismissed by government decrees under the rule of emergency declared...
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